Reclaiming the Text-grammar of Harald Weinrich and the Syntax of Genesis 24

We are approaching the 50-year mark since Wolfgang Schneider wrote a brief chapter on Hebrew syntax (in his Grammatik des biblischen Hebräisch [1974]) based on the text-linguistic method of Harald Weinrich (Tempus [1964]). This contribution offers reflections on this often-neglected linguist, and ex...

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Subtitles:SBL Annual Meeting 2020 Linguistics and Biblical Hebrew Seminar: The Intersection of Text and Language in the Hebrew Bible: Innovative Tools and Methods
Main Author: Condrea, Vasile A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Unisa Press 2022
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2022, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-14
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hebrew language / Textual linguistics / Syntax / Bible. Genesis 24 / Weinrich, Harald 1927-2022
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B dependency grammar
B Genesis 24
B Weinrich
B text-grammar
B wayyiqtol
B xparticiple
B narrative versus comment
B text-linguistics
B xqatal
B Tesniere
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Summary:We are approaching the 50-year mark since Wolfgang Schneider wrote a brief chapter on Hebrew syntax (in his Grammatik des biblischen Hebräisch [1974]) based on the text-linguistic method of Harald Weinrich (Tempus [1964]). This contribution offers reflections on this often-neglected linguist, and extends a recently proposed way of looking at the syntax of Biblical Hebrew, starting from a re-examination of Weinrich’s linguistic principles. A text-linguistic analysis of the wayyiqtol, xqatal, and xparticiple as evident in the indirect speech of Genesis 24 is presented. This contribution brings to the fore the relevance of Weinrich’s text-grammar for the study of Biblical Hebrew and the connection between Weinrich and Lucien Tesnière (dependency grammar).
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.25159/2663-6573/9239