Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Dave Washburn" <dwashbur AT nyx.net>]

Lee,
I understand him to mean that the boundaries of the verb forms and 
their uses are not clearly delineated as they (presumably) are in 
prose.  To use my own expression, "there's no discernible rhyme 
or reason to it."

> Dear Dave,
> What does Niccacci mean by  "non-detectable"?
> Lee R. Martin
> 
> Dave Washburn wrote:
> 
> > I just read the following statement in A. Niccacci, "Analyzing
> > Biblical Hebrew Poetry" (JSOT 74:78).  He says that one of the
> > "main characteristics of poetry versus prose" is a "non-detectable
> > versus detectable verbal system."
> 
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Dave Washburn
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