Hebrew approximates the genitive case by means of the construct relationship. When two or more words are united so that they express a qualified idea, the first or governing word is in the construct state, and the second or governed word is in the absolute state, and the two nouns together form a construct relationship. סוּס הַמֶּ֫לֶךְ the horse of the king or the king’s horse In the above example the noun סוּס is in the construct state and is dependent on the following
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