In Ruth 1:5b we came across two ‘min’ prepositions: מִשְּׁנֵי יְלָדֶיהָ וּמֵאִישָׁהּ Anytime a preposition governs more than 1 word in the same clause, the preposition is repeated. See other examples: Gen 1:14, 3:21, 32:19; Exod 6:3; 2 Sam 7:8, etc. Resource: Joüon-Muraoka, §131i, §132g.
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Verbal Clauses
In this video I introduce verbal clauses and explain how they differ in meaning from nominal clauses.
Nominal Clauses
A brief introduction to nominal clauses.
Arabic and Hebrew grammar
In the introduction to this site I mentioned that I will be using traditional grammatical categories for describing Hebrew grammar: accusative of specification, intensive Pi”el, absolute object, etc. These are categories you’ll usually find in grammars like Gesenius-Kautzsch, Joüon-Muraoka, and even to some degree Waltke-O’Connor. In comparison, newer grammars—like van der Merwe-Naudé-Kroeze, Andersen-Forbes, Rocine’s beginningContinue reading “Arabic and Hebrew grammar”
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