Showing posts with label Hebrew Language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hebrew Language. Show all posts
Wednesday, 23 June 2010

A professional new blog on Ancient Hebrew Grammar

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John Hobbins has made me aware of an exciting new blog: Ancient Hebrew Grammar . The authors are respected Hebrew linguists John Cook and ...
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Syntax of 2 Ki 23:3?

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This post belongs in the category "pernickety Hebrew grammar questions." In 2 Ki 23:3 we have a verb (כָּרַת, in green) and a stri...
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Wednesday, 26 August 2009

Syntax of Ps 20:10 according to the ta'amim

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The ta'amim for Ps 20:10 seem to reflect an interesting interpretation of the verse: יְהוָ֥ה הוֹשִׁ֑יעָה הַ֝מֶּ֗לֶךְ יַעֲנֵ֥נוּ ...
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Thursday, 13 August 2009

Creatio and conservatio in Ps 24:2? Hossfeld's grammatical and Biblical arguments.

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The future/imperfect/ yiqtol verb (take your pick) יְכוֹנְנֶהָ in Ps 24: 2 can be variously translated as "established," "es...
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Saturday, 8 August 2009

Semantic fields and SDBH

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Biblical exegetes are interested in the meaning of words, and one tool that has been developed in order to help them access that meaning is...
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Wednesday, 5 August 2009

The function of the root נשא in Ps 24?

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According to proponents of literary interpretations of the Psalms, one should be sensitive to the repetition of keywords, keeping an eye out...
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Tuesday, 4 August 2009

יִשָּׂא in Ps 24:5 as indicative of consequence: Waltke and O'Connor's take

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I've been posting on whether יִשָּׂא in Ps 24:5 is an indicative or a jussive. I've just discovered that Waltke and O'Connor di...
Saturday, 1 August 2009

Is יִשָּׂא in Ps 24:5 jussive?

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I have wrestled a number of times with the syntax of the verb יִשָּׂ֣א in Psalm 24:5. Here's the full context: מִי־יַעֲלֶה בְהַר־יהוה ו...
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Monday, 20 July 2009

A thread on the verb in Biblical poetry

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I'm posting this as much for myself as for anyone else. Pete Bekins of בלשנות (Balshanut ) has been posting on the Hebrew verb system in...
Monday, 29 June 2009

I'm off to SBL Rome

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Blogging will cease for the next two weeks as I try and make the most of the Society of Biblical Literature's international meeting in R...
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Friday, 26 June 2009

What is the syntax of Ps 24:3-5?

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For the Hebrew of this ... sentence ... go here . All translations of Ps 24:5 that I know of (including commentaries) treat v. 5 as starting...
Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Is Ps 24:3-6 subjunctive?

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I posted yesterday that I thought it wasn't. I've now had second thoughts. Here's the text: מִי־יַעֲלֶה בְהַר־יהוה וּמִי־יָקוּם...
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Tuesday, 23 June 2009

Verb modes in Ps 24

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What is the mood (or mode) of the the verbs in Ps 24:3 and 7/8? Here are the relevant bits of verses 3 and 7: מִי־יַעֲלֶה בְהַר־יהוה (v. 3)...
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Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Is this an absolute or construct noun?

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Here's Psalm 24:6: זֶה דּוֹר דֹּרְשָׁו ק̇ מְבַקְשֵׁי פָּנֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב סֶלָה׃ Two questions: (1) In the first colon, is דּוֹר a constr...
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Friday, 12 June 2009

A "canonical" translation of Isaiah 1:2?

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How do you translate the qatal verbs in Isaiah 1:2? שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמַיִם וְהַאֲזִינִי אֶרֶץ כִּי יהוה דִּבֵּר בָּנִים גִּדַּלְתִּי וְרוֹמַמְתִּ...
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