The Conjunction and the Adjective

The Conjunction

The conjunction וְ “and” is always written as an inseparable prefix.
The conjunction’s form is וּ before consonants supported by a simple shewa.
וּבֵן and a son, וּמָקוֹם and from a place, וּדְמוּת and likeness.
The conjunction’s form is usually וְ.
וְשֵׁם - and a name.
The conjunction’s form is וּ before פ, ם ,ב.
Before consonants that are supported by a compound shewa, the conjunction will take the short vowel of the class corresponding to the type of the compound shewa.
וֵֽאֲנִי and I.

Compare the kindred rule of the preposition

  1. The preposition will take a shewa unless the word to which it is prefixed begins with a shewa or a definite article.
  2. When two vocal shewas appear consecutively, the first shewa is pressed into the full short vowel.
    1. If they are both simple vocal shewas, the first shewa becomes a hirek. לִפְרִי, כִּבְרִית
    2. If the second shewa is a compound shewa, the first shewa will be converted into the shortest full vowel of the same class as the compound shewa. בָּֽחֳלִי, לֶאֱלֹהִים, כַּאֲשֶׁר.
  3. When the preposition is prefixed to a word with an article, the consonant of the preposition is placed instead of the ה of the article. Instead of בְּהַיּוֹם there is בַּיּוֹם. Instead of לְהַקּוֹל there is לַקּוֹל.
  4. Sometimes, the preposition may receive kamets ( ָ  ) before the tone syllable. This is usually true before an “a” sound in a monosyllabic word. לָעַד to an age.

The Adjective

The adjective may be used attributively or predicatively.

attributive

When it qualifies (modifies) a noun, it stands after the noun and agrees with it in gender, number, and definiteness.
שֵׁם טוֹב a good name, הַשֵּׁם הַטּוֹב the good name (literally: the name, the good), הַקּוֹל הַטּוֹב וְהַגָּדוֹל the good and great voice (the voice, the good, and the great).

predicate

The predicative adjective agrees with the substantive in gender and number and never takes the article. It stands before the noun.
טוֹב הַקּוֹל the voice (is) good, וְגָדוֹל הַשֵּׁם טוֹב the name (is) good and great.
Note:
According to the rules above is the customary order for the writing. However, for the sake of emphasis, it is possible to invert the order. When the phrase is inverted, that which is placed first receives the emphasis. הַשֵּׁם הַטּוֹב is translated as “the good name”; however, הַשֵּׁם הַטּוֹב would be translated as “the GOOD name” with emphasis on good.