Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Thanks, Jerry:

On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Jerry Shepherd <jshepherd53 AT gmail.com> wrote:

Gary and others,

 

I believe that Martin has the correct assessment here, except that, rather than this being a confusion, it is probably simply an option open to the writer.  Waltke-O'Connor give a number of examples in IBHS 7.4b; and Joüon-Muraoka discuss the phenomenon in 90.3.  It is also discussed in GKC 87e.  Most of these are poetic and later texts.

These references mean nothing if they are not on line and available to all. If possible, could you at least give a synopsis of what these people claimed?

Other places where this occurs are Judg 5:10; 1 Kgs 11:33; 2 Kgs 11:13; Ezek 4:9; 26:18; Micah 3:12; Job 4:2; 24:22; 31:10; Prov 31:3; Lam 1:4; 4:3.

All of these are pre-Babylonian exile to during the same, before the Aramaic square characters were adopted.

Thanks for the references. I remembered that I had noticed this pattern before, but didn’t remember which verses where they were found and wasn’t sure how to find them. 

 

Blessings,

 

Jerry

Jerry Shepherd

Taylor Seminary

Edmonton, Alberta

jshepherd53 AT gmail.com

 

 

Karl W. Randolph.