more complex units, from prepositional phrases and noun phrases to clauses. A clause may be simply defined as the combination of at least two constituents, one of which is a subject and the other a predicate, illustrated in example (1). (1) A Clause: וַיָּ֥מָת אֱלִימֶ֖לֶךְ “Elimelek died” (Ruth 1:3) subject predicate Subjects are usually nouns, noun phrases (that is, a noun and its modifiers), or some other nominal constituent (such as an adjective used in place of a noun). Predicates are verbal,