Time And The Biblical Hebrew Verb

Author : John A. Cook
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575066813

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Time and the Biblical Hebrew Verb by John A. Cook Pdf

In this book John Cook interacts with the range of approaches to the perennial questions on the Biblical Hebrew verb in a fair-minded approach. Some of his answers may appear deceptively traditional, such as his perfective-imperfective identification of the qatal–yiqtol opposition. However, his approach is distinguished from the traditional approaches by its modern linguistic foundation. One distinguishing sign is his employment of the phrase “aspect prominent” to describe the Biblical Hebrew verbal system. As with almost any of the world’s verbal systems, this aspect-prominent system can express a wide range of aspectual, tensed, and modal meanings. In chap. 3, he argues that each of the forms can be semantically identified with a general meaning and that the expressions of specific aspectual, tensed, and modal meanings by each form are explicable with reference to its general meaning. After a decade of research and creative thinking, the author has come to frame his discussion not with the central question of “Tense or Aspect?” but with the question “What is the range of meaning for a given form, and what sort of contextual factors (syntagm, discourse, etc.) help us to understand this range in relation to a general meaning for the form?” In chap. 4 Cook addresses long-standing issues involving interaction between the semantics of verbal forms and their discourse pragmatic functions. He also proposes a theory of discourse modes for Biblical Hebrew. These discourse modes account for various temporal relationships that are found among successive clauses in Biblical Hebrew. Cook’s work addresses old questions with a fresh approach that is sure to provoke dialogue and new research.

Author : Tal Goldfajn
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191583452

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Word Order and Time in Biblical Hebrew Narrative by Tal Goldfajn Pdf

This book addresses the problem of temporal interpretation within narrative of the biblical Hebrew verb, thus exploring the broader issue of the expression of time in language and the ways in which we can attempt to understand and represent it. Tal Goldfajn offers a summary of this controversy, which has been argued over since at least the tenth century, presenting previous scholarly opinions and theories. She argues that one possible way of understanding the fundamental meanings of the Hebrew verbs is by examining the role played in ordering time by the four main verb forms used in biblical Hebrew narrative. Accordingly, emphasis is given to the intersentential use of these forms and the variety of interesting ways in which they establish the order of events.

Author : Cynthia Miller-Naudé,Ziony Zevit
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575066837

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Diachrony in Biblical Hebrew by Cynthia Miller-Naudé,Ziony Zevit Pdf

Diachrony in Biblical Hebrew is an indispensable publication for biblical scholars, whose interpretations of scriptures must engage the dates when texts were first composed and recorded, and for scholars of language, who will want to read these essays for the latest perspectives on the historical development of Biblical Hebrew. For Hebraists and linguists interested in the historical development of the Hebrew language, it is an essential collection of studies that address the language’s development during the Iron Age (in its various subdivisions), the Neo-Babylonian and Persian periods, and the Early Hellenistic period. Written for both “text people” and “language people,” this is the first book to address established Historical Linguistics theory as it applies to the study of Hebrew and to focus on the methodologies most appropriate for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. The book provides exemplary case studies of orthography, lexicography, morphology, syntax, language contact, dialectology, and sociolinguistics and, because of its depth of coverage, has broad implications for the linguistic dating of Biblical texts. The presentations are rounded out by useful summary histories of linguistic diachrony in Aramaic, Ugaritic, and Akkadian, the three languages related to and considered most crucial for Biblical research.

Author : Ulf Bergström
Publisher : PSU Department of English
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781646021888

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Aspect, Communicative Appeal, and Temporal Meaning in Biblical Hebrew Verbal Forms by Ulf Bergström Pdf

This book provides a new explanation for what has long been a challenge for scholars of Biblical Hebrew: how to understand the expression of verbal tense and aspect. Working from a representative text corpus, combined with database queries of specific usages and surveys of examples discussed in the scholarly literature, Ulf Bergström gives a comprehensive overview of the semantic meanings of the verbal forms, along with a significant sample of the variation of pragmatically inferred tense, aspect, or modality (TAM) meanings. Bergström applies diachronic typology and a redefined concept of aspect to demonstrate that Biblical Hebrew verbal forms have basic aspectual and derived temporal meanings and that communicative appeal, the action-triggering function of language, affects verbal semantics and promotes the diversification of tense meanings. Bergström’s overarching explanation of the semantic development of the Biblical Hebrew verbal system is an important contribution to the study of the evolution of the verbal system and meanings of individual verbs in the Hebrew Bible. Accessibly written and structured for seminar use, Bergström’s study brings new perspectives to a debate that, in many ways, had reached a stalemate, and it challenges scholars working with TAM and the Biblical Hebrew verb to revisit their theoretical premises. Advanced students and scholars of Biblical Hebrew and other Semitic languages will find the study thought provoking, and linguists will appreciate its contributions to linguistic theory and typology.

Author : John A. Cook
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Hebrew language
ISBN : WISC:89081079089

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The Biblical Hebrew Verbal System by John A. Cook Pdf

Author : Chip Hardy,Matthew McAffee
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781462776740

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Going Deeper with Biblical Hebrew by Chip Hardy,Matthew McAffee Pdf

Learning any language is no small task, not least one that sounds as unusual as Hebrew does to most English speakers’ ears. Going Deeper with Biblical Hebrew primarily aims to equip second-year grammar students of biblical Hebrew to read the Hebrew Scriptures. Using a variety of linguistic approaches, H. H. Hardy II and Matthew McAffee offer a comprehensive and up-to-date textbook for professors and students.

Author : Aaron D. Hornkohl,Geoffrey Khan
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 806 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781800641662

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New Perspectives in Biblical and Rabbinic Hebrew by Aaron D. Hornkohl,Geoffrey Khan Pdf

Most of the papers in this volume originated as presentations at the conference Biblical Hebrew and Rabbinic Hebrew: New Perspectives in Philology and Linguistics, which was held at the University of Cambridge, 8–10th July, 2019. The aim of the conference was to build bridges between various strands of research in the field of Hebrew language studies that rarely meet, namely philologists working on Biblical Hebrew, philologists working on Rabbinic Hebrew and theoretical linguists. This volume is the published outcome of this initiative. It contains peer-reviewed papers in the fields of Biblical and Rabbinic Hebrew that advance the field by the philological investigation of primary sources and the application of cutting-edge linguistic theory. These include contributions by established scholars and by students and early career researchers.

Author : Eric D. Reymond
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884142492

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Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Grammar by Eric D. Reymond Pdf

A unique grammar for intermediate or advanced students of Hebrew This grammar is intended for students of Hebrew who wish to learn more about the history of the Hebrew language, specifically its phonology and morphology. Reymond focuses on aspects of Hebrew that will encourage a student to better remember the words and their inflection as well as those that will reinforce general principles of the language. Specific examples for memorization are outlined at the end of each chapter. The book also serves as a resource for students wishing to remind themselves of the relative frequency of certain phenomena. The book provides students with a full picture of the language's morphology. Features: Tables of nouns and adjectives illustrating the absolute and construct, singular and plural forms, as well as all the forms with suffixes Tables include forms not found in the Masoretic Text Additional tables that set similar verbal inflections side by side

Author : Ohad Cohen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004370135

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The Verbal Tense System in Late Biblical Hebrew Prose by Ohad Cohen Pdf

This study offers a synchronic and diachronic account of the Biblical Hebrew verbal tense system during the Second Temple period, based on the books of Esther, Daniel, and Ezra and Nehemiah, along with the non-synoptic parts of Chronicles.

Author : William Frawley
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110197570

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The Expression of Modality by William Frawley Pdf

This book covers the essentials of modality and offers both foundational ideas and cutting edge advances. The book consists of what are essentially tutorials on modality and modal notions, covering definitions of modality, morphosyntactic form, conceptual and logical semantics, historical development, and acquisition. There are also specific chapters on modality in Zapotec and American Sign Language, which show the range of forms that modal notions can take. To assist its tutorial function, the book closes with a comprehensive conceptual outline of all the chapters. Key features: new series textbook covers the essentials of modality

Author : Jo Ann Hackett
Publisher : Hendrickson Publishers
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781598560282

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A Basic Introduction to Biblical Hebrew, with CD by Jo Ann Hackett Pdf

Linguistics expert and long-time educator Hackett offers a robust introduction to biblical Hebrew grammar and the Masoretic text. The graded exercises from Hebrew to English are intended to introduce the student to the many possibilities of biblical Hebrew prose. Later lessons include texts taken from the Masoretic text of the Old Testament with footnotes to explain unusual or advanced formations. Classroom tested and suitable for self-study as well, this quick-moving one-semester course (30 lessons) features clear, readable explanations, exercises, and examples that provide students with an effective foundation in original language usage. This textbook is also suitable for an entire first-year's study of Biblical Hebrew conducted at a slower pace. Course work includes an overview of the history of the Hebrew Bible; deductive lessons on recognition, drawing, and pronunciation of consonants and vowels; memorization and recitation of the alphabet; and proper spelling of words; as well inductive experience in translating biblical passages. The accompanying CD includes: AUDIO FILES - Vocabulary lists for each of the 30 chapters - Hebrew-to-English portions of exercises for all chapters - Major paradigms for the whole book (nouns, pronouns, verbs in all their various stems) - A reading of Genesis 22:1-19 (Appendix C) TEXT FILES - Vocabulary lists - Printable Hebrew-to-English exercises - Appendix A: Consonants of Biblical Hebrew - Appendix B: Vowels of Biblical Hebrew - Appendix C: Genesis 22:1-19 (conversationally paced reading) - Appendix D: Chart and flow sheet for finding the root of weak verbs - Verbal paradigms - Complete answer key for English-to-Hebrew and Hebrew-to English exercises Excellent textbook for students who wish to progress beyond using simple reference works and ideal for those who wish to read the Hebrew Bible deeply, widely, and accurately, as well as for any who wish to pursue advanced studies in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Author : Jeff A. Benner
Publisher : Ancient Hebrew Research Center
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2004-05
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 1589395840

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Learn to Read Biblical Hebrew by Jeff A. Benner Pdf

Anyone interested in learning to read the Hebrew Bible in its original language will find within the pages of this book all the resources needed to begin this wonderful journey. The book is laid out in four parts. The first part teaches the Hebrew alphabet through a series of lessons. The second part teaches word and sentence structure of the Hebrew language by breaking down each Hebrew word in Genesis chapter one, verses one through five. The Hebrew text of Genesis chapter one is provided for reading and comprehension practices in part three. The fourth part of the book contains charts and dictionaries of prefixes, suffixes, words and roots of the Hebrew language to assist the reader with vocabulary definitions and comprehension. Within a short amount of time the Hebrew student will soon be reading the Bible through the eyes of the author rather than the opinions of a translator.

Author : Elizabeth Robar
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004283114

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The Verb and the Paragraph in Biblical Hebrew by Elizabeth Robar Pdf

In this book, Elizabeth Robar demonstrates how biblical Hebrew verbal patterns can reveal paragraph structure and themes.

Author : Frank Matheus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3840500966

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Text and Time by Frank Matheus Pdf

Author : Ken M. Penner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789004298446

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The Verbal System of the Dead Sea Scrolls by Ken M. Penner Pdf

In this volume, Ken M. Penner uses an empirical method to establish that the Qumran authors’ selection of finite verb forms is determined not by aspect, but by tense or modality.