Did the Syriac Translators of the Old Testament Peshitta Regard ܫܡܝܐ as Singular or Plural?
In recent literature, the noun ܫܡܝܐ has been described as a singular in the book of Isaiah, ostensibly on the basis of the lack of syame. I will argue to the contrary, demonstrating that it should be described as a plural in this corpus. The key to proper interpretation of the form is agreement w...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Aramaic studies
Year: 2022, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 28-35 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Peshitta
/ Morphology
/ Bible. Jesaja 5
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| IxTheo Classification: | CA Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Aphrahat
B Syriac grammar B Syriac New Testament B Syriac Old Testament B syame |
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| Summary: | In recent literature, the noun ܫܡܝܐ has been described as a singular in the book of Isaiah, ostensibly on the basis of the lack of syame. I will argue to the contrary, demonstrating that it should be described as a plural in this corpus. The key to proper interpretation of the form is agreement with other clausal and phrasal constituents, not the presence or absence of syame. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455227-bja10021 |