Did the Syriac Translators of the Old Testament Peshitta Regard ܫܡܝܐ as Singular or Plural?Aramaic StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/5B9NUVQU/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Jerome AlanLundDid the Syriac Translators of the Old Testament Peshitta Regard ܫܡܝܐ as Singular or Plural?http://syriaca.org/cbss/5B9NUVQUhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/5B9NUVQUhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/5B9NUVQUAramaic Studies20:1202228-35In recent literature, the noun ܫܡܝܐ has been described as a singular in the book of Isaiah, ostensibly on the basis of the lack of <i>syame</i>. I will argue to the contrary, demonstrating that it should be described as a plural in this corpus. The key to proper interpretation of the form is agreement with other clausal and phrasal constituents, not the presence or absence of <i>syame</i>.
Lund, Jerome Alan. “Did the Syriac Translators of the Old Testament Peshitta Regard ܫܡܝܐ as Singular or Plural?” Aramaic Studies 20:1 (2022): 28–35. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1163/17455227-bja10021.
Jerome Alan Lund, Did the Syriac Translators of the Old Testament Peshitta Regard ܫܡܝܐ as Singular or Plural?,Aramaic Studies 20:1 (2022): 28–35, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1163/17455227-bja10021.Classical SyriacOld TestamentPeshitta OTSyriac languagegrammarheavenlexicography