(More) On the Precative Qatal in Lamentations 3.56-61: Updating the Argument
The rhetorical movement throughout Lamentations 3 is difficult to describe and scholars disagree on how to characterize the acrostic poem. Much hinges on how we interpret the sequence of qatal verbs throughout 3.56-61. Most scholars understand this section as a Danklied, and so translate the qatal f...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 4, Pages: 493-514 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Verb
/ Poetics
/ Grammaticalization
/ Cognitive linguistics
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Cognitive Linguistics
B biblical Hebrew verbs B präkatives Qatal B Lamentations B biblical Hebrew poetry B Bibel. Klagelieder, 3,56-61 B precative qatal B Grammaticalization B Qatal |
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| Summary: | The rhetorical movement throughout Lamentations 3 is difficult to describe and scholars disagree on how to characterize the acrostic poem. Much hinges on how we interpret the sequence of qatal verbs throughout 3.56-61. Most scholars understand this section as a Danklied, and so translate the qatal forms in the past tense. Another option is to understand the qatal verbs as precatives, expressing a wish or command. However, this is a contested form in the linguistic study of classical Hebrew. Many Lamentations scholars cite this uncertainty in arguments against a precative reading of Lam. 3.56-61. This article builds a fresh case for understanding the precative qatal as rhetorically and linguistically plausible. After working through the rhetorical arguments that support this reading, special attention is given to a recent argument in favor of the precative hypothesis from linguist Alexander Andrason. Brief comments are also offered on the oral-performative dimension of this interpretation. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089220963423 |
