Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Bill Ross" <BillRoss AT norisksoftware.com>]

Many thanks for the prompt replies and helpful replies.

My question then would be, if the suffix relates to an abstraction
("it") then would it not relate to the nearest subject/verb like so?:

"Abraham believed God, and [Abraham] counted it [the promise]
faithfulness?

Bill Ross
BillRoss AT norisksoftware.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Maurice A. O'Sullivan [mailto:mauros AT iol.ie] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:28 PM
To: Bill Ross
Cc: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Gen 15:6 feminine suffix?


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