Finite infinite? ‘Finite’ Uses of the Biblical Hebrew Infinitive Absolute and their Rationale

This article demonstrates that the majority of senses offered by the infinitive absolute in Biblical Hebrew in its finite-like uses may be explained and mapped by means of typological evolutionary principles that govern the meaning extension of infinitives in languages of the world. In that manner,...

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Authors: Merwe, Christo H. J. van der 1957- (Author) ; Andrason, Alexander W. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2014]
In: Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 59, Issue: 2, Pages: 255-296
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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