Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Ian Hutchesson" <mc2499 AT mclink.it>]

I was wondering if anyone could help me with regard to those features of
books like Canticles and Ecclesiastes that lead some people to call the
Hebrew in them proto-Mishnaic Hebrew. Of the few features I've read about,
$l can be found in Ct in place of '$r l-, but, of a quick browse for
nunation rather than mimation to indicate masc. plur., I could see no
examples. What other linguistic items should I be looking for? (I'm trying
to evaluate a dating argument regarding the Copper Scroll which wants to see
that text as extremely late based on the form of Hebrew.)


Thanks,


Ian