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bereshit and mereshit.

From: "Moon-Ryul Jung" <moon AT sogang.ac.kr>
To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: bereshit and mereshit.
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2002 21:08:57 -0500

There have been some discussions on the list about whether
bereshit is in the absolute state or construct state.
Considering that reshit in mereshit in Isa 46.10 is in the
absolute state, what are the arguments for the claim that
reshit in bereshit in Gen 1.1 is in the construct state
other than
(1) all the occurrences of bereshit in HB other than
that in Gen 1.1 are in the construct state,
and (2) reshit in bereshit is an indefinite expression
without definite article [If it were, we would have bareshit],
both of which do not seem to be conclusive.

Moon
Moon R. Jung
Sogang Univ, Seoul, Korea

bereshit and mereshit., Moon-Ryul Jung, 03/16/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: bereshit and mereshit., Polycarp66, 03/16/2002
- RE: bereshit and mereshit., Lisbeth S. Fried, 03/16/2002
- RE: bereshit and mereshit., Paul Zellmer, 03/17/2002
- Re: bereshit and mereshit., Ian Hutchesson, 03/17/2002
- RE: bereshit and mereshit., Paul Zellmer, 03/17/2002
- Re: bereshit and mereshit., Moon-Ryul Jung, 03/17/2002
- RE: bereshit and mereshit., Peter Kirk, 03/17/2002
- RE: bereshit and mereshit., Bill Rea, 03/17/2002
- RE: bereshit and mereshit., Lisbeth S. Fried, 03/17/2002
- RE: bereshit and mereshit., Moon-Ryul Jung, 03/18/2002