A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax

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by Bill T. Arnold and John H. Choi

Cambridge University Press

Due/Published August 2003, 176 pages, paper

ISBN 0521533481

At the heart of biblical interpretation is the need to read the Bible's "syntax" (the way words, clauses, and sentences relate to each other). The growing demands on theological education have made it difficult for students of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament) to master the intermediate-level skills required to interpret the syntax of the Bible's original language. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax defines the fundamental syntactical features of the Hebrew Bible, and illustrates each feature with at least one example, extracted from the Bible itself and accompanied with English translation.

Contents

Part I. Introduction

Part II. Nouns: 1. Nominative; 2. Genitive; 3. Accusative; 4. Apposition; 5. Adjectives; 6. Determination

Part III. Verbs: 7. Stem; 8. Aspect; 9. Modals; 10. Non-finites; 11. Verbal coordination

Part IV. Particles: 12. Prepositions; 13. Adverbs; 14. Conjunctions; 15. Particles of existence/non-existence; 16. The Particle of hinneh;

Part V. Clauses: 17. Nominal clauses; 18. Verbal clauses; 19. Interrogative clauses; 20. Oath formulae; 21. Disjunctive clauses; 22. Desiderative or optative clauses; 23. Existential clauses; 24. Elliptical clauses; 25. Negative clauses; 26. Subordinate clauses

Part VI. Appendixes: 27. Stem chart; 28. Expanded Stem chart.