The Morphology of the Biblical Root ḥ-b-q: A Diachronic Analysis
This paper discusses the stem variance of the root ḥbq in the Bible, suggesting that its inconsistent conjugation does not reflect the original Biblical Hebrew, but rather results from an anachronistic pronunciation created by the Masoretes. The paper reviews the research of Masoretic anachronisms...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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JAOS
Year: 2021, Volume: 141, Issue: 3, Pages: 661-667 |
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| Summary: | This paper discusses the stem variance of the root ḥbq in the Bible, suggesting that its inconsistent conjugation does not reflect the original Biblical Hebrew, but rather results from an anachronistic pronunciation created by the Masoretes. The paper reviews the research of Masoretic anachronisms and the methodologies developed to identify them, applying these to the case of the root ḥbq. It concludes that ḥbq belongs to a specific type of Masoretic anachronism, in which original Qal forms were misvocalized by the Masoretes as Piel under the influence of Mishnaic Hebrew. After presenting biblical and extra-biblical evidence to support this conclusion, the paper briefly discusses some of its main implications for the diachronic study of ancient Hebrew: the |
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| ISSN: | 2169-2289 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, JAOS
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.7817/jameroriesoci.141.3.0661 |