Using Hebrew Grammatical Tags

Grammatical tag information can be used as either a stand-alone part of a search argument, or as a further constraint to an expression (lexical or inflected form The word as it appears in the original text, which may be modified from its base dictionary form). Tag constraints must start with a part of speech and be surrounded by [ ]. You only need to enter enough letters to uniquely identify the desired constraint.

When specifying grammatical tag information as a stand-alone argument, any words that match the stated criteria are found, regardless of their lexical form The canonical (dictionary) form of a word. Thus, the argument [VERB qal perfect] finds all qal perfect verbs that occur in the current search range.

When grammatical tag information modifies an expression, an @ or “at” symbol (press Shift-2) must link the expression and the tag information. For example, the search argument [VERB qal perfect]@אהב finds all qal perfect occurrences of אהב (to love).

Using the @ Symbol

The @ symbol links any combination of tag information, inflected forms, lexical forms, root A root is a unit of a language that cannot be further divided, from which words are derived by modification. The root does not necessarily survive as a word in itself. The Accordance roots may combine homographs and therefore a single root may include roots with different etymologies and meanings. In Hebrew, by convention, the lexical form (lemma) of a verb is the same as the root. forms, and HITS commands together so all the linked information applies to the same word. Thus, in the case of an argument such as X@Z, the @ symbol shows that Z further constrains X.

This symbol is frequently used in an argument of the type [tag information]@lexical form, as in [VERB qal perfect]@אהב. Another example is the expression "*ראה@"ירא which finds the inflected forms beginning with the letters ירא derived from the lexical form ראה (to see).

@ With a Negative

The @ symbol can also be used with a negative. For example, the argument מה-@[PRONOUN interrogative] finds any interrogative pronoun except מה.

Another example is the argument . This argument finds all occurrences of words whose lexical forms contain אזנ except for the inflected word אזן (ear).

@ Entered Automatically

When entering tags via Search>Enter Tag>..., @ is automatically entered if no space is entered to the left of the insertion point. For example, if you choose Search>Enter Lexical Form to enter a lexical form, and then constrain it via Search>Enter Tag>Pronoun, the @ sign is entered automatically when you close the Select Tag Details dialog box.

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The Difference Between @ and <AND>

Do careful not to confuse the @ symbol with the <AND> command.

• Use <AND> to denote two different words or phrases that must occur in the same search field.

  Example: [VERB qal perfect] <AND> אהב finds all verses where there is a word from the lexical form אהב and another verb that is a qal perfect.

• Use @ to join expressions and describe only one word.

  Example: [VERB qal perfect]@אהב finds all qal perfect occurrences of אהב.