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Re: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?

From: "Maurice A. O'Sullivan" <mauros AT iol.ie>
To: "Bill Ross" <BillRoss AT norisksoftware.com>
Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?
Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 22:27:46 +0100

At 19:18 09/10/02, you wrote:

What is the signficance of the feminine suffix in Gen 15:6? Does it help
decide who counted what as faithfulness?

As BDB explains, the verb is: count, reckon c. acc. rei + "to" pers.,

So,this is an idiom, in which the verb suffix refers to the noun "righteousness" ( fem. of course ) and the preposition "to" has the third person, sing., masc suffix.

Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros AT iol.ie

Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?, Bill Ross, 10/09/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?, Bryan Rocine, 10/09/2002
- Re: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?, Maurice A. O'Sullivan, 10/09/2002
- RE: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?, Bill Ross, 10/10/2002
- RE: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?, Bryan Rocine, 10/10/2002
- RE: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?, Bryan Rocine, 10/13/2002
- RE: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?, Bill Ross, 10/14/2002
  - RE: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?, Bryan Rocine, 10/14/2002
- RE: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?, Bearpecs, 10/14/2002
- RE: Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?, Trevor Peterson, 10/15/2002