The Vav-Prefixed Verb Forms in Elementary Hebrew Grammar
The application of linguistics to Biblical Hebrew grammar, particularly its verbal system, has continued in recent decades, while at the same time there has been an marked increase in the number of elementary Hebrew grammars. Sadly, few of these grammars appear to take into account the advances of t...
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2008-12-01
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| description | The application of linguistics to Biblical Hebrew grammar, particularly its verbal system, has continued in recent decades, while at the same time there has been an marked increase in the number of elementary Hebrew grammars. Sadly, few of these grammars appear to take into account the advances of the last century in the understanding of the Hebrew verbal system. In this article I examine the disconnect between scholarly discussions and elementary grammars with respect to the Hebrew vav-prefixed forms and illustrate how these forms might be explained to beginning Biblical Hebrew students in a way that takes into account recent linguistic insights. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e9f4ffbef3a84f34abd8f351a7baa7142023-03-24T20:42:07ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryJournal of Hebrew Scriptures1203-15422008-12-01810.5508/jhs.2008.v8.a3The Vav-Prefixed Verb Forms in Elementary Hebrew GrammarJohn A. CookThe application of linguistics to Biblical Hebrew grammar, particularly its verbal system, has continued in recent decades, while at the same time there has been an marked increase in the number of elementary Hebrew grammars. Sadly, few of these grammars appear to take into account the advances of the last century in the understanding of the Hebrew verbal system. In this article I examine the disconnect between scholarly discussions and elementary grammars with respect to the Hebrew vav-prefixed forms and illustrate how these forms might be explained to beginning Biblical Hebrew students in a way that takes into account recent linguistic insights.https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/6201 |
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