Rhyme in the Hebrew prophets and wisdom poetry

Using examples from the prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah) and wisdom books (Proverbs, Job, Psalms, Ben Sira), this article suggests that the phenomenon of rhyme, while by no means ubiquitous, plays more than a marginal role in classical Hebrew poetry. Rhyme often has the structural function of delimiting...

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Main Author: Corley, Jeremy 1959- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Herder 2007
In: Biblische Notizen
Year: 2007, Volume: 132, Pages: 55-69
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hebrew language / Rhyme / Prophets / Wisdom literature / Old Testament
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Poetics
B Wisdom literature
B Prophet
B Structural analysis
Parallel Edition:Electronic