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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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