Genitive:
A. Adjectival Genitive:
1. Descriptive Genitive: catch-all, esp. in ambiguous situations ($VBJ4F:" :,J"<@\"H)
2. Possessive Genitive: “belonging to” or “possessed by” (JÎ< *@Ø8@< J@Ø DP4,DXTH)
3. Genitive of Relationship: family relationship (G\:T< ["6f$@L)
4. Partitive Genitive: “which is a part of” (J4<,H Jä< 68V*T<)
5. Attributive Genitive: Hebrew genitive (JÎ Fä:" JH :"DJ\"H, i.e., “sinful body”)
6. Attributed Genitive: opposite of attributive (J@ØJ` :@4 6"DBÎH §D(@L, i.e., “fruitful labor”)
7. Genitive of Material: “made out of” or “consisting of” (¦B\$80:" ÕV6@LH ( 8. Genitive of Content: “full of” or “containing” a. nominal (JÎ *\6JL@< Jä< ÆP2bT<) b. verbal (¦(X:4F"< *f*,6" 6@N\<@LH 68"F:VJT<) 9. Genitive in Simple Apposition: “which is,” “that is,” “namely” or “who is” [both nouns in same (here genitive) case and constitute exact equation; can’t be translated as “of”] (,É*@< JÎ B"4*\@< :,J 9"D\"H JH :0JDÎl LJ@Ø) 10. Genitive of Apposition: “which is,” “that is,” “namely” or “who is” [both nouns may but need not be in same case; inexact equation, i.e., constitutes part of a larger category; can be translated as “of”] a. category-example (º ©@DJ¬ Jä< .b:T<) b. ambiguity-clarification (F0:,Ã@< . . . B,D4J@:H) c. metaphor-meaning (JÎ< 2fD"6" Jl *46"4@Fb<0H) 11. Genitive of Destination or Purpose: “for the purpose of,” “destined for,” “towards” or “into” (BD`$"J" FN"(l) -1- 12. Predicate Genitive: like predicate nominative, except that equative verb is participle (<,"<\@L 6"8@L:X<@L E"b8@L) 13. Genitive of Subordination: “over” [dominion or priority] (Jè DP@ 14. Genitive of Production: “produced by” (pos. J¬< ©<`J0J" J@Ø B<,b:"J@H) 15. Genitive of Produce: “which produces” (Ò 2,ÎH JH ¦8B\*@H) B. Ablatival Genitive: 1. Genitive of Separation: “out of,” “away from,” or “from” [usually dependent on a verb, not a noun] (BXB"LJ"4 :"DJ\"H) 2. Genitive of Source: “out of,” “derived from,” “dependent on” or “sourced in” [similar to separation] (¦FJ¥ ¦B4FJ@8¬ OD4FJ@Ø) 3. Genitive of Comparison: [genitive after a comparative, requiring “than”] (@ÛP º RLP¬ B8,Ã`< ¦FJ4< JH JD@NH) C. Verbal Genitive: 1. Subjective Genitive: [genitive as subject of verbal idea in head noun; convert verbal (head) noun into verb and convert genitive into the subject] (º B"D@LF\" J@Ø LÊ@Ø J@Ø <2DfB@L = “when the Son of Man comes”) 2. Objective Genitive: [genitive as direct object of verbal idea in head noun; convert verbal head noun into verb and convert genitive into direct object] (º *¥ J@Ø B<,b:"J@H $8"FN0:\") 3. Plenary Genitive: [genitive is both subjective and objective] (º (D (VB0 J@Ø OD4FJ@Ø FL D. Adverbial Genitive 1. Genitive of Price or Value or Quantity: “for” [price paid or value assessed] (²(@DVF20J, (D J4:H) 2. Genitive of Time: “during,” “at,” or “within” [kind of time] (<0FJ,bT *ÂH J@Ø F"$$VJ@L - “twice (during) the week”) 3. Genitive of Place: “in,” “at,” or sometimes “through” [kind or quality] (Ë<" $VR® JÎ 6D@< J@Ø *"6Jb8@L "ÛJ@Ø à*"J@H) -2- 4. Genitive of Means: “by” or “by means of” (Ò (D 2,ÎH B,\D"FJ`H ¦FJ4< 6"6ä<) 5. Genitive of Agency: “by” or “by means of:” [adj ending in J@H followed by personal noun in genitive] (*4*"6J@Â 2,@Ø) 6. Genitive Absolute [see under “Circumstantial Participles”] 7. Genitive of Reference: “with reference to” or “with respect to” (6"D*\" B@<0D B4FJ\"H) 8. Genitive of Association: “with” or “in association with” (¦FJ¥ FL:B@8ÃJ"4 Jä< (4ä<) E. After Certain Words 1. Genitive After Certain Verbs (as direct object), e.g., verbs of sensation, emotion/volition, sharing, ruling (BJbF"H »R"J@ JH (8äFF0H LJ@Ø) 2. Genitive After Certain Adjectives (and Adverbs) (§<@P@H 2" 3. Genitive After Certain Nouns [often two genitives w/ 6"\, and meaning “between”] (FJVF4H Jä< M"D4F"\T< 6"Â E"**@L6"\T<) 4. Genitive After Certain Prepositions [see discussion of prepositions] -3-