Focus Construction with kî ʾim in Biblical Hebrew

This study uses modern linguistic theory to analyze a frequently recurring syntactic phenomenon in the Hebrew Bible that has thus far resisted explanation: כי ��. The combination of the two particles כי and �� produces a construction that is notoriously difficult to describe, analyze syntactically, and translate. Dictionaries of Biblical Hebrew offer a dizzying variety of translations for this construction, including “that if,� “except,� “unless,� “but,� “but only,� and “surely,� among other possibilities. In this book, Grace J. Park provides a new approach that strives for greater precision and consistency in translation. Park argues that כי �� is used in three patterns: the “full focus� pattern, the “reduced focus� pattern, and the less common “non-focus� pattern. Her syntactic analysis of all 156 occurrences of the כי �� construction in the Bible lends greater clarity to the contested passages. Drawing on recent linguistic research into the typology of clausal nominalization as well as previous work on contrastive focus, this innovative project provides important new insight into the syntax of Biblical Hebrew. It will be especially valuable for scholars seeking to translate כי �� more consistently and accurately.

General

Imprint:	Eisenbrauns
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Linguistic Studies in Ancient West Semitic
Release date:	November 2023
First published:	2023
Authors:	Grace J. Park (Lecturer)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Pages:	248
ISBN-13:	978-1-64602-246-5
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-64602-246-7
Barcode:	9781646022465

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