Septuagint Studies, Second Temple Judaism, Biblical Studies
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Handbooks still saying that Biblical Hebrew is basically a VSO language is deeply misleading; this is a function of the morphosyntax of the wayyiqtol, nothing more. Sentences with qatal and pure yiqtol are often SVO or in some cases even a little V2-ish.
Handbooks still saying that Biblical Hebrew is basically a VSO language is deeply misleading; this is a function of the morphosyntax of the wayyiqtol, nothing more. Sentences with qatal and pure yiqtol are often SVO or in some cases even a little V2-ish.