A Case for Grace? Case-Grammar, Frame-Semantics, and Biblical Hebrew חֵ
Abstract The traditional rendering “grace” for חֵן is controversial. Frame semantics, a theory originating in cognitive linguistics, anticipates that prototypical situations are evoked in language users’ minds each time a word is used. Thus, a “frame” for “ חֵן situations” is reconstructed from Bibl...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2021, Volume: 71, Issue: 1, Pages: 133-150 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Grace
/ Lexicography
/ Linguistics
/ ḥēsēd
/ Charm
/ Frame-Semantik
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | Abstract The traditional rendering “grace” for חֵן is controversial. Frame semantics, a theory originating in cognitive linguistics, anticipates that prototypical situations are evoked in language users’ minds each time a word is used. Thus, a “frame” for “ חֵן situations” is reconstructed from Biblical texts. Apart from the basic meaning “beauty” which is offered in dictionaries, too, an extended meaning is presented: חֵן designates “the settling of a (potential) conflict between two parties that only one party can bring to a conclusion.” |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341442 DOI: 10.15496/publikation-93835 HDL: 10900/152496 |