Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Pere Porta <pporta7 AT gmail.com>]

I feel, Jim, that the appositional view does not fit here.
What would "daughter of a man, a Canaanite  (whose name was Shua)" mean? It
seems much more logical to say: "daughter of a Canaanitish man (whose name
was Shua)".

Remark: every girl in this world is a "daughter of a man"; there is no
exception!   That's why you assumption makes no sense (to my mind).

So, in answer to your first question: KN(NY is an adjective.
In answer to your second question: look at every context where the word
dealt with is inserted and it will tell you the answer.

Kinds regards

Pere Porta
(Barcelona, Catalonia, Northeastern Spain)

2011/6/21 <jimstinehart AT aol.com>

>
> 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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Pere Porta