ISSN:
1203-1542
Inhalt:
The grammar of ancient Hebrew זֶה straightforwardly accords to cross-linguistically attested patterns of demonstratives. זֶה and its feminine singular and common plural counterparts function primarily as deictic pronouns or deictic nominal modifiers. A small set of examples indicate that some stage of Hebrew witnessed the grammaticalization of זֶה as a relative marker and a copular pronoun. However, for over a century, another function of זֶה has been proposed and become entrenched within Hebrew grammatical analysis—that זֶה follows other Semitic languages in functioning as a “genitive” marker. By addressing all the relevant data, including the two most commonly cited examples of a “genitive” זֶה, Ps 68:9 and Judg 5:5, as well as the comparative Semitic argument, I demonstrate that there are no cogent reasons for assigning to זֶה the role of a “genitive” marker.
In:
The journal of Hebrew scriptures, Ottawa : The National Library of Canada, 1996, 14(2014), Artikel-ID 8, Seite 1-26, 1203-1542
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volume:14
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year:2014
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elocationid:8
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pages:1-26
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.5508/jhs.2014.v14.a8
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