[b-hebrew] "I Am" vs. "I Will Be" (word order)
Rolf Furuli
furuli at online.no
Fri Jun 30 04:45:46 EDT 2006
Dear Bryan,
The word order of a clause may change the mode or the stress of it. So, yes,
a and b *may* signal a difference in meaning. Clause b is somewhat strange,
though. The problem is that there are many clause-initial YIQTOLs in the
Tanakh which appear to be indicative. So word order is not conclusive; we
need some other clues from the context to draw particular conclusions. The
clause )HYH )$R )HYE seems to have a formulaic character, and I see nothing
in the context suggesting a modal force.
Best regards,
Rolf Furuli
University of Oslo
----- Original Message -----
From: "B. M. Rocine" <brocine at twcny.rr.com>
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Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 12:33 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] "I Am" vs. "I Will Be" (word order)
> B-Haverim,
>
> Do any of you suppose there would be a difference in meaning between
> sentence a. and b. below? To ease reference to the two 'ehyeh's that
> appear in each sentence, the 1's are main clauses and the 2's are
> subordinate clauses.
>
> a. 'ehyeh(1) 'asher 'ehyeh(2)
> b. 'asher 'ehyeh(2) 'ehyeh(1)
>
> More specifically, does the position of the yiqtol verb form within its
> clause have an impact on its meaning?
>
> Shalom,
> Bryan
>
> B. M. Rocine
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> Syracuse, NY 13206
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