Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Dale M. Wheeler" <dalemw AT teleport.com>]

Fellow bhebrew'ers:

I have been searching in vain for the origin of the names Infinitive 
"Absolute" and "Construct".  Anyone know where they came from ??

Am I correct in assuming that "Absolute" was applied to this infinitive 
form because of its tendency to stand alone, like an noun in the absolute 
state, in the place of another verb form, and "Construct" was applied to 
this infinitive form because of its tendency to be subordinated, like a 
noun in construct, to another form, whether that's a verb or a preposition?

Thanks for any help...


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Dale M. Wheeler, Ph.D.
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