This entry describes coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. Coordinating conjunctions assign equal rank to the conjoined elements, while subordinating conjunctions assign unequal rank. Coordination in Modern Hebrew is usually marked by the conjunctions -ו ve- ‘and’, או ʾo ‘or’, אבל ʾaval ‘but’, אלא ʾela ‘but (rather)’, or a synonym of these. Subordination is usually marked by the conjunctions -ש še-, כי ki, or אם ʾim. As is normal for a Subject-Verb-Ob…