Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Shai Heijmans" <shaih AT post.tau.ac.il>]

Nick,

As for question 2,  "tehom" is not only feminine. See e.g. Jona 2:6, Hab.
3:10, Ps. 42:8, Job 28:14. In rabbinic literature, by the way, it is only
masculine.

Regards,

Shai Heijmans


----- Original Message -----
From: "nick lunn" <nick_lunn AT wycliffe.org>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 8:54 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] The Deep (Exod 15:5)


>      Does anyone have any ideas about the unusual clause in Exodus 15:5a?
>      The two Hebrew words simply say: 'The deep(s) covered them'.
>
>      My questions concern:
>
>      1. The YQTL form of the verb, when the adjoining verbal clauses are
>      all QTL.
>
>      2. The lack of gender agreement between the verb (masc) and its
>      subject (fem).
>
>      3. The fact that the subject precedes its verb, rather than follows
>      it.
>
>      4. The presence of any personification here. (Any veiled reference to
>      Mesopotamian, Canaanite, or Egyptian myths?).
>
>      If anybody can help or refer me to a good commentary I'd appreciate
>      it.
>
>      Nick Lunn
>      Wycliffe Bible Translators
>      Nairobi
>      Kenya
>
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