5

Compound Words

๐ŸŽง

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Overview

Two morpheme words can create a โ€œcompound wordโ€. Proper Names are often two morphemes joined together as a compound word.

Examples

Example 1
Jerusalm
ื™ืจื•ืฉืœื
peace ืฉืœื + foundation ื™ืจื•
Example 2
Abimelech
ืื‘ื™ืžืœืš
king ืžืœืš + my father ืื‘ื™
Example 3
Zedekiah
ืฆื“ืงื™ื”ื•
Yah ื™ื”ื• + righteousness ืฆื“ืง
Example 4
Elisheba
ืืœื™ืฉื‘ืข
oath + ืฉื‘ืข Al + ืืœ
Example 5
Elijah
ืืœื™ื”ื•
Yah + ื™ื”ื• Al + ืืœ