Negating the Infinitive in Biblical Hebrew

Bidragets oversatte titel: Negating the Infinitive in Biblical Hebrew

Abstract

The article examines the negating of the infinitive in biblical and post-biblical Hebrew. The combination of the negation ayin with infinitive is widely claimed to belong to the linguistic layer commonly referred to as late biblical Hebrew and scholars use it to late-date texts. The article showa how overlooked examples of the construction are found in texts commonly assigned to an earlier period, precluding the conclusion that it is useful in the dating of texts.
Bidragets oversatte titelNegating the Infinitive in Biblical Hebrew
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftZeitschrift für Althebraistik
Vol/bind12
Sider (fra-til)146-64
Antal sider18
ISSN0932-4461
StatusUdgivet - 1999

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