To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: BDB Abbreviation - was Re: Question on Psalm 18:21
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 18:50:56 +0100
Kevin Buchs wrote:
> I am still looking in BDB for an entry under $WB that will convey
> the sense of an accusative of reason that David Stabnow suggested.
> I seem to get hung up on abbreviations I cannot resolve. On p.998b,
> 6th line from the bottom is "rei". Can someone translate for me.
"Rei" is the latin word "res" ("thing") in the genitive. So "acc.
pers. + rei" means "accusative of person + accusative of thing".