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  • From: Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Isaiah 7:14
  • Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:35:36 -0600

Dear Jack,
I have a question or two about Isaiah 7:14. Let me say at the outset that I
do not care whether the feminine singular noun ‘LMH means virgin or young
woman. After the atnach at ‘WT up to the zeqef qatan at BN there are five
words - HNH H‘LMH HRM

HH: You mean HRH, not HRM.

VYLDT BN. There is a demonstrative particle (DP), a feminine singular noun
(FSN1), a second feminine singular noun (FSN 2),

HH: This (FSN 2) is not a noun but an adjective.

a qal feminine singular active participle (FSAP), and a singular masculine
noun (MSN).
My first question relates to FSN1 and FSN2, are these nouns together a singular construct? Both retain the qamets and the terminal H and neither shortened the qamets to a patah or added a terminal T. My second question pertains to FSAP. Is this treated as a noun or a verb, i.e. can it be read as a noun “one who gives birth” or can it only be read as “she will be giving birth”.

HH: It is treated as an adjective, parallel with HRH. But it is also treated verbally because it takes the object BN. Participles, of course, can have both nominal and verbal functions.
In the former case the structure changes to DP, FSN1, FSN2, FSN3, MSN.
This of course leaves the phrase without a verb.
HH: The verb is understood.
My last question is about the definite article attached to FSN1. Is there
some significance to this noun being only the noun to have a definite article?
HH: Yes, it is the subject.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard





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