Oath formulas in biblical Hebrew /
Conklin, Blane
Oath formulas in biblical Hebrew / Blane Conklin - Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2011. - xii, 106 pages, 24 cm - Linguistic studies in ancient West Semitic ; 5 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-102) and indexes
Introduction. The problem ; Oaths as speech acts ; The general structure of oaths ; Previous scholarship ; Plan - - The authenticating element..Raising a hand ; Invocation of witness(es) ; Swearing ; "Thus will X do to Y" -- Conditionally formulated oaths. Summary of secondary literature on conditional clause syntax ; Special study of conditional clause syntax in 1 Samuel ; oath content introduced by ʼm ; oath content introduced by ʼm-lʼ -- Oaths marked with ky. Summary of secondary literature on ky syntax ; Special study of ky syntax in 1 Samuel ; oath content introduced by ky -- Exceptions and objections. Oath content formulated in other ways ; Relationship of markers of oath content to authenticating elements ; The alleged function of ky-ʼm as an oath marker -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Other formulas in other Semitic langauges. Northwest Semitic ; Akkadian ; Classical Arabic
9781575062037 1575062038
Bible. Old Testament --Language, style
Hebrew language--Syntax
Hebrew language--Morphology
Oaths in the Bible
PJ4707 / .C66 2011
Oath formulas in biblical Hebrew / Blane Conklin - Winona Lake, Ind. : Eisenbrauns, 2011. - xii, 106 pages, 24 cm - Linguistic studies in ancient West Semitic ; 5 .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 97-102) and indexes
Introduction. The problem ; Oaths as speech acts ; The general structure of oaths ; Previous scholarship ; Plan - - The authenticating element..Raising a hand ; Invocation of witness(es) ; Swearing ; "Thus will X do to Y" -- Conditionally formulated oaths. Summary of secondary literature on conditional clause syntax ; Special study of conditional clause syntax in 1 Samuel ; oath content introduced by ʼm ; oath content introduced by ʼm-lʼ -- Oaths marked with ky. Summary of secondary literature on ky syntax ; Special study of ky syntax in 1 Samuel ; oath content introduced by ky -- Exceptions and objections. Oath content formulated in other ways ; Relationship of markers of oath content to authenticating elements ; The alleged function of ky-ʼm as an oath marker -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Other formulas in other Semitic langauges. Northwest Semitic ; Akkadian ; Classical Arabic
9781575062037 1575062038
Bible. Old Testament --Language, style
Hebrew language--Syntax
Hebrew language--Morphology
Oaths in the Bible
PJ4707 / .C66 2011