The Syntactic Structure of the Contrastive Sentence in the Hebrew Language

Abstract

This study deals with the contrast sentence in the Hebrew language from a syntactic perspective, the way in which sentences are used to express a contradiction or contrast to what has been mentioned previously. Words such as "אבל", "עלא", "אולם", "אכ", "אפן על פי" and others are used to achieve this goal, and sometimes originate from Biblical or Mishnah Hebrew. Contrast sentences consist of sentences connected or linked to each other by a contrast word, or complex sentences that include a main sentence and a clause.

One of the most prominent sentence structures is the presence of positive and negative states, or both, and the time of the action, in one of the parts of the sentence, whether in a complex or connected sentence.

Commas and periods play a central role in the construction of the contrast sentence. Commas help separate the two sentences and clarify the contrast word, making it easier to understand the contradiction or contrast, while periods are used to end the first sentence before the contrast sentence begins, emphasizing the contrast more clearly.

The location of the contrast words differs in the syntactic structure of the Hebrew language, and accordingly the meaning of the word and the meaning and purpose of the sentence are determined.

This study contributes to increasing the syntactic and linguistic understanding of the contrast sentence in the Hebrew language, and to the method of analyzing its syntactic structure correctly.