Non-Accusative ʾt and the Syntactic Profile of Late Biblical Hebrew
Abstract This paper examines the widespread classification of ʾt before the nominative as a trademark of Late Biblical Hebrew. The paper begins by defining the nature and scope of this syntactic usage and reviewing its possible explanations. Next, a full list of the relevant examples is presented an...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2021, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Pages: 233-250 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hebrew language
/ Syntax
/ Linguistics
/ Dating
/ Jeremiah
/ Zechariah
/ Ecclesiastes
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism HH Archaeology |
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| Summary: | Abstract This paper examines the widespread classification of ʾt before the nominative as a trademark of Late Biblical Hebrew. The paper begins by defining the nature and scope of this syntactic usage and reviewing its possible explanations. Next, a full list of the relevant examples is presented and alleged post-biblical cognates are examined. This data leads to the conclusion that contrary to the common scholarly sentiment, ʾt nominativi cannot be considered a late feature within Biblical Hebrew. The evidence from Mishnaic Hebrew that was erroneously associated with ʾt nominativi enables, however, the identification of a hitherto unknown late biblical structure, namely, the demonstrative ʾt ʾšr . Biblical occurrences of this usage are recognizable in Jeremiah, Zechariah, and Qohelet. The paper concludes that while ʾt nominativi is by no means a late usage, the demonstrative ʾt ʾšr may be classified as late with more certainty. This conclusion calls for a re-examination of the syntactic profile of LBH as drawn in the influential works of the field, chiefly those by Kropat and Polzin. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341446 |