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Document Details : Title: The Suffix Conjugation Pattern in Ancient Hebrew Tense and Modal Functions Author(s): RAINEY, Anson F. Journal: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Volume: 40 Date: 2003 Pages: 3-42 DOI: 10.2143/ANES.40.0.562932 Abstract : This article seeks to define the various syntagmas in which the suffix conjugation is employed in biblical Hebrew. The tense functions: Present, Past and Future are discussed under their respective syntactical constructions which in turn are placed in the matrix of ancient discourse. The suffix conjugation is understood as a pattern derived from the stative adjective in the most ancient documented Afro-Asiatic languages, viz. Egyptian and Akkadian. |
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