Breakdown of גומיית ההתנגדות עוזרת לשיווי המשקל.
Questions & Answers about גומיית ההתנגדות עוזרת לשיווי המשקל.
גומיית is the construct form of גומייה, which means rubber band / elastic band.
In Hebrew, when one noun is followed by another noun to make a phrase like X of Y, the first noun often changes form. So:
- גומייה = an elastic band
- גומיית התנגדות = a resistance band
literally: band of resistance
So גומיית here means band of ... and must be followed by another noun.
Because this is a construct chain.
In Hebrew construct phrases, the first noun usually cannot take ה־. Definiteness is shown on the second noun, and that makes the whole phrase definite.
Compare:
- גומיית התנגדות = a resistance band / resistance band
- גומיית ההתנגדות = the resistance band
So even though גומיית itself has no ה־, the whole phrase is definite because התנגדות is definite.