Additions of Conjunctive Vav ("and") in 1QIsaa: Evidence for the Role of Language Processing Strategies

This article identifies one type of conjunctive vav ("and") addition in 1QIsaa that accounts for over one-third of the 241 vav additions in the scroll. In these cases, vav serves to resolve structurally ambiguous verses in the biblical text of Isaiah. In 84 percent of the cases, vav resolv...

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Main Author: Fleck, Einav (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Scholar's Press 2022
In: Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2022, Volume: 141, Issue: 3, Pages: 467-490
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jesajarolle (Qumran Scrolls) / Ambiguity / Isaiah / Wāw (Letter) / Addition / Cantillation
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
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