Isaiah 53:5d
Isaiah 53:5c
See Gesenius-Kautzsch §116s, or Joüon-Muraoka §154c regarding the omission of the pronominal subject from nominal clauses. See also the post on the Derived Stems found under the Hebrew 101 link for a reminder about the Pual.
The Participle
The participle shares characteristics with nouns and with verbs. Like nouns, the participle has gender, number, definiteness, and case. Like verbs, the participle can take an object, has voice (active/passive), has tense (determined by context), and has aspect.
However, it must be kept in mind that the participle in biblical Hebrew (and in other Semitic languages, like Arabic) is not a verb; the participle is not part of the verbal system. Rather, the participle in biblical Hebrew is a noun. Continue reading “The Participle”
Isaiah 53:5b
For the Masoretic marginal notes, see Page Kelley’s The Masorah of Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia.
Isaiah 53:5a
Be sure to watch the video on Nominal and Verbal Clauses under the Featured Topics on Syntax link in conjunction with this video.
Ruth 1:8e
Ruth 1:8d
Ruth 1:8 – Ketiv Qere
This video introduces ‘ketiv qere’ – instances where the Masoretes noted the correct reading of a word in the margin of the text. A ketiv qere occurs in Ruth 1:8. This video is a little longer than normal.
For those who are interested in learning what the marginal notes mean in the BHS, Page Kelley has written a helpful book:
Page H. Kelley, Daniel S. Mynatt, and Timothy G. Crawford. The Masorah of Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.
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