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8 - The Exegetical Roles of the Divisions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2020

Sung Jin Park
Affiliation:
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City
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Chapter Eight investigates what role the accents plays in exegesis of the Hebrew Bible and suggests that the accents can help clarify ambiguous meanings, emphasize certain words or phrases, and create dramatic effect in biblical narrative. The various examples provided clearly demonstrate that the masoretic accents can have significant bearing on the exegesis of the biblical text. By paying close attention to the accentual divisions of the text, our understanding of the biblical text is enhanced and we can attain insights that Hebrew syntax alone may not provide.

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The Fundamentals of Hebrew Accents
Divisions and Exegetical Roles beyond Syntax
, pp. 116 - 132
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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