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Category Archives: Binyanim
Leading the Praise: One Passive Binyan That Sings from the Shadows
וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם יֵשׁ֧וּעַ בִּנּ֛וּי קַדְמִיאֵ֥ל שֵׁרֵבְיָ֖ה יְהוּדָ֣ה מַתַּנְיָ֑ה עַֽל־הֻיְּדֹ֖ות ה֥וּא וְאֶחָֽיו׃ (Nehemiah 12:8) And the Lĕwiyyim Yeshua Binnui Qadmīʾel Shērēvyah Yehudah Mattanyah over the thanksgivings he and his brothers Introduction: A Verse with Sparse Verbs and Deep Reverberations At first glance, … Continue reading
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From Fire to Form: How the Binyanim Elevate Sacrifice in Psalm 66:15
עֹ֘לֹ֤ות מֵחִ֣ים אַעֲלֶה־֭לָּךְ עִם־קְטֹ֣רֶת אֵילִ֑ים אֶ֥עֱשֶֽׂה בָקָ֖ר עִם־עַתּוּדִ֣ים סֶֽלָה׃ (Psalm 66:15) Burnt offerings of fat animals I will offer to you with the smoke of rams I will prepare cattle with male goats Selah. Introduction: Verbal Stems in Worship’s Highest … Continue reading
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Binyanim in Motion: How Verbal Stems Drive the Tension in Ruth 3:18
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ שְׁבִ֣י בִתִּ֔י עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֵּֽדְעִ֔ין אֵ֖יךְ יִפֹּ֣ל דָּבָ֑ר כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יִשְׁקֹט֙ הָאִ֔ישׁ כִּֽי־אִם־כִּלָּ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר הַיֹּֽום׃ (Ruth 3:18) And she said sit my daughter until you know how the matter will fall for the man will not rest unless he … Continue reading
Written in Stone: The Binyanim That Chronicle Kings
וְיֶ֨תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י בַעְשָׁ֛א וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֖ה וּגְבֽוּרָתֹ֑ו הֲלֹא־הֵ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֗ים עַל־סֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לְמַלְכֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (1 Kings 16:5) And the rest of the acts of Baʿsha and what he did and his might—are they not written on the scroll of the chronicles … Continue reading
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Grammatical Choreography: The Binyanim Behind Boaz’s Generous Gesture
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הָ֠בִי הַמִּטְפַּ֧חַת אֲשֶׁר־עָלַ֛יִךְ וְאֶֽחֳזִי־בָ֖הּ וַתֹּ֣אחֶז בָּ֑הּ וַיָּ֤מָד שֵׁשׁ־שְׂעֹרִים֙ וַיָּ֣שֶׁת עָלֶ֔יהָ וַיָּבֹ֖א הָעִֽיר׃ (Ruth 3:15) And he said bring the cloak that is on you and hold it and she held it and he measured six measures of barley and … Continue reading
Plots and Stems: The Binyanim That Build Gallows
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֹו֩ זֶ֨רֶשׁ אִשְׁתֹּ֜ו וְכָל־אֹֽהֲבָ֗יו יַֽעֲשׂוּ־עֵץ֮ גָּבֹ֣הַּ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּה֒ וּבַבֹּ֣קֶר אֱמֹ֣ר לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְיִתְלוּ אֶֽת־מָרְדֳּכַי֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבֹֽא־עִם־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֶל הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה שָׂמֵ֑חַ וַיִּיטַ֧ב הַדָּבָ֛ר לִפְנֵ֥י הָמָ֖ן וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָעֵֽץ׃ Read more […]
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