The language and linguistic background of the Isaiah Scroll (I Q Isa[superscript a]) /
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A partially revised and enlarged version of the Hebrew book ha-Lashon veha-rekaʻ ha-leshoni shel megilat Yeshaʻyahu ha-shelemah, published in Jerusalem, 1959.
"With an obituary by H.B. Rosén." :
1 online resource (xxiii, 567 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references (p. xiii-xxiii). :
9789004350052 :
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The reconfiguration of Hebrew in the Hellenistic period : proceedings of the seventh International...
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The present volume of proceedings offers cutting-edge research on the Hebrew language in the late Persian, Hellenistic and Roman periods. Fourteen specialists of ancient Hebrew illuminate various aspects of the language, from phonology through grammar and syntax to semantics and interpretation. The research furthers the exegesis of biblical and non-biblical texts, it helps determine the chronological outline of Hebrew literature, and contributes to a better understanding of the sociolinguistic aspects of the language in the period of the Second Temple. Hebrew did not die out after the Babylonian exile, but continued to be used in speaking and writing in a variety of settings.
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Includes index. :
1 online resource. :
9789004366770 :
0169-9962 ; :
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A grammar of the Ugaritic language /
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Ugaritic, discovered in 1929, is a North-West Semitic language, documented on clay tablets (about 1250 texts) and dated from the period between the 14th and the 12th centuries B.C.E. The documents are of various types: literary, administrative, lexicological. Numerous Ugaritic tablets contain portions of a poetic cycle pertaining to the Ugaritic pantheon. Another part, the administrative documents shed light on the organization of Ugarit, thus contributing greatly to our understanding of the history and culture of the biblical and North-West Semitic world. This important reference work, a revised and translated edition of the author's Hebrew publication (Beer Sheva, 1993), deals with the phonology, morphology and syntax of Ugaritic. The book contains also an appendix with text selections.
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First impression: Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1997. :
1 online resource (xxi, 330 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-238) and indexes. :
9789047427216 :
0169-9423 :
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Language Change in Epic Greek and Other Poetic Traditions /
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Homeric language fascinates because of its many oddities with respect to other forms of Ancient Greek. From which dialects did this poetic language take shape and develop? In which ways did individual poets alter the language? In this volume you will find twelve cutting-edge studies on linguistic change in oral traditions, with a focus on Early Greek epic but also including Near-Eastern traditions (Biblical Hebrew, Quranic Arabic). Several studies focus on an innovative idea of phonological change occurring within an oral tradition. You will also find studies on the adaptation of linguistic form to meter; formulae and epithets; and contact between different traditions or registers.
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1 online resource (250 pages) : illustrations. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004721807
Canaanite in the Amarna tablets : a linguistic analysis of the mixed dialect used by scribes from Canaan /
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This four-volume reference work deals with the language of the Amarna letters written by scribes who had adopted a peculiar dialect mixture of Accadian and West Semitic syntax. In addition to the texts from Canaan, a few from Alashia are included along with the texts from Kamed el-Loz and Taanach. Each of the first three volumes is written as a separate monograph; together they treat the problems of morphology and syntax. The first volume covers writing, pronouns and nouns (substantives, adjectives and numerals); the second volume treats the verbal system; and the third volume discusses particles and adverbs with a chapter on word order. The fourth volume includes the bibliography and index to the set. Since these texts are the earliest witness to West Semitic syntax, they are an invaluable source for the historical study of the North West Semitic family, including biblical Hebrew.
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1 online resource (4 volumes) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004293991 :
0169-9423 ; :
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