,mshḳly hshmṿt mshtnym' — ʿyḳrṿn ṿshymṿshyṿ vfrshnṿt rʾv"ʿ lmḳrʾ / "The Patterns of the Nouns Vary" — A Principle and Its Usage in Ibn Ezra's Commentary on the Bible
,משקלי השמות משתנים' — עיקרון ושימושיו בפרשנות ראב"ע למקרא / "The Patterns of the Nouns Vary" — A Principle and Its Usage in Ibn Ezra's Commentary on the Bible
In this study we examine one of the linguistic rules/principles used by Ibn Ezra in his commentary on the Bible, namely "the patterns of the nouns vary." In many places in his books on Hebrew grammar, Ibn Ezra points out that the noun, in contrast to the verb, may appear in different patte...
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| Language: | Hebrew |
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HUC
1995
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Hebrew Union College annual
Year: 1994, Volume: 65, Pages: א-כב |
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| Summary: | In this study we examine one of the linguistic rules/principles used by Ibn Ezra in his commentary on the Bible, namely "the patterns of the nouns vary." In many places in his books on Hebrew grammar, Ibn Ezra points out that the noun, in contrast to the verb, may appear in different patterns, i.e., from one root a number of different nouns with the same meaning may be formed. In this context, he frequently uses the rule/principle: "the patterns of the nouns vary." Our study indicates that the above principle is used by Ibn Ezra mainly for two purposes: to account for morphological irregularities of biblical words, and to explain words of unique/hapax formation. In addition, this principle enables him to select the proper meaning from a series of homonyms, to attribute to different homophonous words sharing the same consonants a common meaning, to determine the etymology of certain words, and so on. Ibn Ezra was not the first grammarian to observe the variation of nominal patterns in Hebrew and, as we demonstrate, he even borrowed from his predecessors in this respect. However, the introduction of the linguistic principle of "the patterns of the nouns vary" as a regular tool in interpreting biblical words, and its multi-faceted use for this purpose are certainly Ibn Ezra's contribution to biblical exegesis. |
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