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Paronomastic Promises: Volition, Aspect, and Divine Self-Oath in Genesis 26:3

Posted on March 26, 2017 by Biblical Hebrew
גּ֚וּר בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את וְאֶֽהְיֶ֥ה עִמְּךָ֖ וַאֲבָרְכֶ֑ךָּ כִּֽי־לְךָ֣ וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֗ אֶתֵּן֙ אֶת־כָּל־הָֽאֲרָצֹ֣ת הָאֵ֔ל וַהֲקִֽמֹתִי֙ אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם אָבִֽיךָ׃ (Genesis 26:3) Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you; for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Avraham your father. The Language of Divine Reassurance In this pivotal moment, YHWH reaffirms the Abrahamic covenant to Yitsḥaq during a time of famine and geographical uncertainty.… Learn Hebrew
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אב

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Advanced Hebrew Grammar
אב (‘âb): (1) father of an individual (2) of God as father of his people (3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan (4) ancestor (a) grandfather, forefathers – of person (b) of people (5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art (6) of producer, generator (figuratively) (7) of benevolence and protection (figuratively) (8) term of respect and honour (9) ruler or chief (specifically) Part of Speech: noun masculine Latin: pater, parens, progenitor Genesis 4:20 וַתֵּלֶד עָדָה אֶת־יָבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי יֹשֵׁב אֹהֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה׃ Gen 4:20 (KJV) And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.… Learn Hebrew
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