The biblical Hebrew wayyiqtol and the evidence of the Amarna letters from Canaan
The Amarna letters from Canaan (ca. the middle of the fourteenth century B.C.E.) contain several passages which employ the yaqtul forms in the narrative. These passages attest to the existence of the short prefix conjugation in contemporaneous Canaanite dialects. This conclusion is based on the clos...
| Published in: | The journal of Hebrew scriptures |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The National Library of Canada
2016
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The journal of Hebrew scriptures
Year: 2016, Volume: 16, Pages: 1-18 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
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| Summary: | The Amarna letters from Canaan (ca. the middle of the fourteenth century B.C.E.) contain several passages which employ the yaqtul forms in the narrative. These passages attest to the existence of the short prefix conjugation in contemporaneous Canaanite dialects. This conclusion is based on the close similarity of their syntax to the Biblical Hebrew wayyiqtol. |
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| ISSN: | 1203-1542 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of Hebrew scriptures
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5508/jhs.2016.v16.a3 |