Qumran Hebrew : an overview of orthography, phonology, and morphology / Eric D. Reymond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reymond, Eric D., author.

Series:

Resources for Biblical Study

Society of Biblical Literature resources for biblical study ; Number 76

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dead Sea scrolls.

Hebrew language--Orthography and spelling.

Hebrew language.

Hebrew language--Morphology.

Hebrew language--Phonology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : Society of Biblical Literature, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A unique study of the Hebrew of the Dead Sea Scrolls In Qumran Hebrew, Reymond examines the orthography, phonology, and morphology of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Short sections treat specific linguistic phenomena and present a synopsis and critique of previous research. Reymond's approach emphasizes problems posed by scribal errors and argues that guttural letters had not all "weakened" but instead were "weak" in specific linguistic environments, texts, or dialects. Reymond illustrates that certain phonetic shifts (such as the shift of yodh > aleph and the opposite shift of aleph > yodh) occur in discernible linguistic contexts that suggest this was a real phonetic phenomenon. Features: Summary and critique of previous research Discussion of the most recently published scrolls Examination of scribal errors, guttural letters, and phonetic shifts

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

A Note on Transliteration, Etymological Bases, and Manuscript Identification

Introduction

1. Corpus

2. General Remarks

3. Orthography

4. Phonetics and Phonology

5. Morphology

Conclusions

Bibliography

Sources Index

Word Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-58983-932-3

OCLC:

922968123