Language:
English
Year of publication:
2020
Titel der Quelle:
Journal of Semitic Studies
Angaben zur Quelle:
65,1 (2020) 85-91
Keywords:
Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Hebrew language, Biblical Particles
Abstract:
The connective particle ‘al-kēn ‘therefore’ usually functions to intro-duce a logical conclusion or consequence: ‘A therefore B’. However, in cases such as 2 Sam 7:22 it functions as a speaker-oriented particle — what is mentioned in the preceding verse is the reason why the speaker makes the following statement. This usage may be compared with another speaker-oriented particle kî ‘for’, which explains the reason for the speaker's previous utterance. These two speaker-oriented particles may be explained thus:speaker-oriented kî: ‘This (B) is the reason why I said that (A)’speaker-oriented ‘al-kēn: ‘That (A) is the reason why I say this (B)’
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