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  • From: jimstinehart AT aol.com
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Appositional Phrase vs. Adjectival Phrase
  • Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:16:10 -0400


Genesis 38: 2 contains the phrase BT )Y$ KN(NY.
If this is an appositional phrase, KN(NY would be a noun: “daughter of a
man, a Canaanite”.
But if this is an adjectival phrase, KN(NY would be an adjective: “daughter
of a Canaanitish man”.
At Genesis 38: 2, is KN(NY a noun or an adjective, or is it unclear? What
rules of Hebrew grammar apply to determine whether KN(NY is a noun or an
adjective in this type of situation?
Jim Stinehart
Evanston, Illinois




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