Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>]

Andrew C Smith wrote:

> >I can't remember where, but I do
> >believe he has said before that poetry sort of suspends rules of
> >syntax (my phrasing, not his) for the sake of meter, effect, word
> >imagery, and a host of other causes.  This is essentially the
> >position I take, as well.
>
> I thought the "common wisdom" was that Hebrew poetry didn't have meter.
>
> A.C. Smith
>
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It doesn't have meter, but does have beats - accented and unaccented 
syllables which
occur in patterns.
Jonathan D. Safren
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
Beit Berl Post Office 44905
Israel