One or many?: The grammatical number of suffixed nouns as a text-critical problem

One of the most frequent cases of textual variance in the Hebrew Bible concerns the grammatical number of nouns with suffixes (e.g. ידך‎ ‘your hand’ versus ידיך‎ ‘your hands’). First, this article demonstrates the significant textual instability of the letter yod in the plural or dual morphemes of s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krusche, Marcel 1989- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2023
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2023, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 455-472
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ambiguity / Textual criticism / Orthography / Laying on of hands / Number / Yod (Letter)
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B lectio difficilior
B Textual Criticism
B letter yod
B imposition of hands
B spelling
B nouns with suffixes
B grammatical number
B Ambiguity
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