Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter_Kirk AT SIL.ORG]

BDB tries to classify common verbs according to subject and object. 
Under both XZH and R)H the subjects given are all either persons or 
the eyes. The list for R)H is not exhaustive, but probably BDB would 
have noted an unusual subject like PANIYM. See also Ps 17:15 ):ANIY 
B.:CEDEQ )EX:EZEH PFNEYKF.

Incidentally, the particular form P.FN"YMOW use in Ps 11:7 is unique. 
Westminster Morphological Database parses as "noun both plural 
construct with pronominal suffix 3rd masculine plural" and GKC (91h,l) 
confirms that -MOW is a rare poetic plural possessive. So the meaning 
here is literally "their face(s)". The plot thickens. Perhaps the 
meaning is "the Upright One (God) will see their faces"? But then who 
are the "they"?

Peter Kirk


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Subject: Psalm 11:7c
Author:  mjoseph AT terminal.cz at internet
Date:    29/01/1999 16:11

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Two questions:

1) Does anyone have any evidence, statistics, or a computerized 
concordance which would show whether or not K & D are right in stating 
that PaNiYM is never the subject of a verb of seeing?

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Mark Joseph

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There are two kinds of fools:
The first says, "This is old, therefore it is good." 
The other says, "This is new, therefore it is better." 
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Indeed! Peter