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| Genre/Form: | Textbooks |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
C H J Van der Merwe; Naudé J. A.; Jan Kroeze |
| ISBN: | 9780567663320 0567663329 9780567663337 0567663337 |
| OCLC Number: | 1088578659 |
| Description: | xxxiv, 605 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents: | Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Biblical Hebrew as a Semitic language -- Unity and diversity in the development of Hebrew -- Overview of the grammatical treatment of biblical Hebrew Chapter 2 -- Writing system -- Consonants -- Vowels -- Diphthongs -- Syllables and accents -- Masoretic signs with a double function -- Additional Masoretic signs Chapter 3 -- Key terms and concepts -- Aspects of language structure -- Word categories in biblical Hebrew -- Sentences in biblical Hebrew -- Beyond the sentence Chapter 4 -- Verbs -- Overview -- Morphology of the basic paradigm -- Stem formations -- Pronominal suffixes added to verbs -- Morphology of the irregular (weak) verbs -- Syntax and semantics of finite verbs -- Syntax and semantics of non-finite verb forms -- Verb chains and sequences -- Valency of verbs Chapter 5 -- Introduction -- Congruency features of nouns -- Declension of the noun -- Nouns with pronominal suffixes -- Noun patterns and suffixes -- Other modifications of nouns -- Nouns in appositional relationships -- Modification of the noun by the adjective -- Coordination of nouns -- Nouns as complements of prepositions -- Nouns as complements and adjuncts of verbs -- Nouns as subjects, predicates and vocatives -- Congruence between subject and predicate -- Pronouns -- Numerals Chapter 6 -- The other word classes -- Introduction -- Prepositions -- Conjunctions, adverbs and discourse markers -- Negatives -- Interrogatives -- Predicators of existence -- Interjections -- Oaths Chapter 7 -- Word order -- Syntax of word order -- Semantic-pragmatic functions of word order -- Left dislocation Introduction -- Writing system -- Key terms and concepts -- Verbs -- Nouns -- The other world classes -- Word order |
| Responsibility: | by Christo H.J. van der Merwe, Jacobus A. Naudé, Jan Kroeze |
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'A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar deserves praise for integrating traditional knowledge of Biblical Hebrew with recent thinking in general linguistics. This second and entirely revised edition will continue to serve all those who wish to base biblical exegesis on a sound analysis of the source language.' * JAN JOOSTEN, Regius Professor of Hebrew, Oxford University, United Kingdom * 'This is now the best reference grammar of Biblical Hebrew bar none! The authors have produced and utilised the latest linguistic research to improve every area (phonology, morphology, syntax, macrosyntax) and to expand the grammar so that questions can be answered now that were never answered previously. I endorse this work enthusiastically.' * PETER J. GENTRY, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, USA * 'The thoroughly-revised second edition of A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar is without doubt the new gold standard for students and scholars of Biblical Hebrew. Its clear format, accessible prose and comprehensive coverage belie a great deal of linguistic sophistication, though the authors wear their scholarship lightly. They successfully draw from the diversity of contemporary approaches to the study of language - functionalist, formalist, cognitive, typological - yet keep the phenomena of the language itself "front and centre", making this grammar user-friendly without any loss of complexity.' * MATTHEW ANSTEY, Charles Sturt University School of Theology, Australia * Christo van der Merwe and Jacobus Naude's new edition of A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar is fully conversant in contemporary linguistics and grounded in the authors' deep, intricate knowledge of the language data. Their work needs to be on the digital shelf of anyone studying the Hebrew Bible or biblical languages. This is arguably the most important grammar of Hebrew to be published in several decades. * Michael Aubrey, Linguist, Editor of Koine-Greek.com * Read more...
