Sequences of Verbal Forms and Taxis in Biblical Hebrew

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  • Giovanni Lenzi Piccola Famiglia dell'Annunziata

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https://doi.org/10.5508/jhs.2015.v15.a8

Abstract

This study presents an empirical collection of Biblical Hebrew verbal forms, arguing that at one stage of the Hebrew language syntax was based on a combination of sequences and taxis (the chronological relations between two “actions”). The suffix conjugation and the prefix conjugation had different functions in a past/anterior sequence and in a non-past/non-anterior sequence. In a past/anterior sequence, the suffix conjugation denoted a co-ordinate element, while the prefix conjugation denoted a sub-ordinate element. In a non-past/non-anterior sequence, on the other hand, the prefix conjugation denoted a co-ordinate element, whereas the suffix conjugation denoted a sub-ordinate element. This syntax was identical in direct speech, subordinate clauses, narration and poetry.

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Published

2015-01-01

How to Cite

Lenzi, G. (2015). Sequences of Verbal Forms and Taxis in Biblical Hebrew. The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures, 15. https://doi.org/10.5508/jhs.2015.v15.a8

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