Graphematically Constructing Siege Works: The Function of the Phrases haraʿav vaʿiyr and vaʿiyr raʿav in the Hebrew Bible
Graphematically Constructing Siege Works: The Function of the Phrases הָרָעָב בָּעִיר and בָּעִיר רָעָב in the Hebrew Bible
The phrases haraʿav vaʿiyr and vaʿiyr raʿav in the Hebrew Bible are specifically constructed to graphematically replicate a siege. The juxtaposing of the lexeme raʿav with a v prepositional phrase which has the lexeme ʿiy r as its complement is relatively rare in the Hebrew Bible. Its strategic occu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2025, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 261-275 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ Chiasm
/ Siege
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| Further subjects: | B
2 Kgs 7,4
B Anagrammatic Paronomasia B 2 Kgs 25,3 B Ezek 7,15 B Chiasm B Siege |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The phrases haraʿav vaʿiyr and vaʿiyr raʿav in the Hebrew Bible are specifically constructed to graphematically replicate a siege. The juxtaposing of the lexeme raʿav with a v prepositional phrase which has the lexeme ʿiy r as its complement is relatively rare in the Hebrew Bible. Its strategic occurrence is restricted to a few texts discussing siege conditions in the Hebrew Bible. The placement of this phrase in siege texts suggests intentionality. The phrase, in each case, is a chiasmus and a case of anagrammatic paronomasia, which visually fortifies the context of besiegement against Samaria and Jerusalem. The anagrammatic paronomasia in these phrases anticipates reversal, which occurs in 2 Kgs 7, has begun in 2 Kgs 25 par. Jer 52, but is frustrated in Ezek 7,15. The phrases הָּרָּעָּב בָּעִיר and בָּעִיר רָּעָּב in the Hebrew Bible are specifically constructed to graphematically replicate a siege. The juxtaposing of the lexeme רָּעָּב with a ב prepositional phrase which has the lexeme עִי ר as its complement is relatively rare in the Hebrew Bible. Its strategic occurrence is restricted to a few texts discussing siege conditions in the Hebrew Bible. The placement of this phrase in siege texts suggests intentionality. The phrase, in each case, is a chiasmus and a case of anagrammatic paronomasia, which visually fortifies the context of besiegement against Samaria and Jerusalem. The anagrammatic paronomasia in these phrases anticipates reversal, which occurs in 2 Kgs 7, has begun in 2 Kgs 25 par. Jer 52, but is frustrated in Ezek 7,15. |
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| ISSN: | 1502-7244 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2025.2457972 |
