Biblical Hebrew Forum

["B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>]

Hi Yitzhak,

You ask about the naming of Merav and Michal in 1Sa 14:49.

The rule I am proposing is for when a narrator introduces people or 
things into the plotline.  So 1Sa 14:49 doesn't count.  The plotline of 
this episode is about Saul.  Michal and Merav are mentioned only as side 
information about Saul.  They do not participate in the plotline of this 
 episode.

I am not trying to dodge you, only clarify what I'm talking about.

Shalom,
Bryan

Yitzhak Sapir wrote:
> On 11/1/05, B. M. Rocine wrote:
>
> > a.  There was _an_ X
> > b.  And the name of _the_ X was...
> >
> > Examples:
> > Gen 2:10-11 (a.) venahar yotse' me`eden...(b.) shem ha'exad...
>
>
> Actually, the ")arba(a ra)shim" is what is being introduced in this
> particular verse.
>
>
> > The (a.) clause introduces a person or thing to the narrative.  It
> > introduces the person or place with grammatical indefiniteness (_an_ X).
> >  Then a subsequent (b.) clause gives the person or thing a name.  In
> > the (b.) clause, the person or thing is referred to with grammatical
> > definiteness (eg. _the_ X).  The pattern is extremely consistent, so I
> > may call it a "rule" for BH narrative.  In fact, I could not find a
> > clear counter example when a person or thing is named at the start of a
> > narrative.  The only possible counter example I know of is Exo 1:15.
>
>
> What about Merav and Michal in 1 Sam 14:49?  I'm also curious now about
> the introduction "asher shem ...".   Do we have an example where "asher"
> refers to an indefinite noun as you suggest here?  I don't know, and I don't
> have the tools to search for it.

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