PSEUDO-VERBAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN BIBLICAL HEBREW

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Pseudo-verbal constructions in Biblical Hebrew, or the use of a preposition plus the infinitive as the equivalent of a finite verb, is the subject of this study. Our investigation disclosed that this phenome- non is common throughout the Bible. The Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the Writings all contain examples of this construction. Chapters II through VIII each contains a discussion of a different aspect of this linguistic phenomenon. No longer are verses that contain pseudo-verbal constructions to be considered isolated examples of anomalous forms. No longer should Bible scholars find it necessary to resort to emendation of the text in order to explain a well-attested grammatical construction. All of these examples are to be recognized as part of one multi-faceted, widespread usage. Pseudo-verbal constructions introduced by the verb "to be", others paralleling the Egyptian usage of the conjunctive, or the use of as a pseudo-verbal construction, or the negative prefixed to the pseudo-verbal construction, are all types of the grammatical construction known to us from Egyptologists as the pseudo-verbal construction. The investigator has shown that in all these cases, the infinitive plus preposition serves the function of a finite verb, even though it has not been hitherto recognized in the Hebrew grammars.