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[Sevillano Hispalis <sevillanomail AT yahoo.com>]

Well, I was thinking of hebrew in a general way because of my ignorance, 

I didn't think there would be any example in the hebraic bible. 

The second person plural form when referring to one person as a sign of 
respect.


Thank you for your response, mister Porta.

David Sevilla, Spain.



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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Atem, the plural form as a sign of respect
 

Are you thinking, David, of biblical Hebrew (as, for instance, in Jdg 19:20) 
or of Hebrew in a general way?
 
Pere Porta
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I think, David, that it would be better that someone who is Jewish or whose
mother tongue is Hebrew gives an answer to your question.
But to my mind...  the plural form of the personal pronoun is not used as a
sign of respect or reverence in the Hebrew language.
Remark that when directly addressing to God, the Bible uses the singular
form: look for instance at Ps 51:3

Kind regards

Pere Porta




2012/1/2 Sevillano Hispalis <sevillanomail AT yahoo.com>

> Well, I was thinking of hebrew in a general way because of my ignorance,
>
> I didn't think there would be any example in the hebraic bible.
>
> The second person plural form when referring to one person as a sign of
> respect.
>
>
> Thank you for your response, mister Porta.
>
> David Sevilla, Spain.
>
>
>
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>
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Atem, the plural form as a sign of respect
>
>
> Are you thinking, David, of biblical Hebrew (as, for instance, in Jdg
> 19:20) or of Hebrew in a general way?
>
> Pere Porta
> (Barcelona, Catalonia, Northeastern Spain)
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Pere Porta