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“And Their Father’s Spirit Revived”: The Syntax of Emotion and Evidence in Genesis 45:27
וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אֵ֣ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֤י יֹוסֵף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הָ֣עֲגָלֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יֹוסֵ֖ף לָשֵׂ֣את אֹתֹ֑ו וַתְּחִ֕י ר֖וּחַ יַעֲקֹ֥ב אֲבִיהֶֽם׃
(Genesis 45:27)
In the emotional crescendo following Joseph’s revelation, Bereishit 45:27 records a moment of profound transformation:
וַתְּחִי רוּחַ יַעֲקֹב אֲבִיהֶם
“And the spirit of their father Jacob revived.”
This verse is more than a narrative turning point — it is a linguistic window into how Biblical Hebrew encodes emotion through syntax. At its heart lies a rare verb — וַתְּחִי — that does not simply describe feeling, but signals renewal, restoration, and even resurrection of hope.… Learn Hebrew
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iThe Binyanim That Brought Life Back: A Morphological Revival in Genesis 45:27
וַיְדַבְּר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אֵ֣ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֤י יֹוסֵף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם וַיַּרְא֙ אֶת־הָ֣עֲגָלֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥ח יֹוסֵ֖ף לָשֵׂ֣את אֹתֹ֑ו וַתְּחִ֕י ר֖וּחַ יַעֲקֹ֥ב אֲבִיהֶֽם׃
When Verbs Carry Emotion and Resurrection
Genesis 45:27 captures the moment Yaʿaqov hears—and believes—that Yosef is alive. But this belief doesn’t come through argument or proof; it arrives through verbs. Speaking, seeing, sending, carrying, reviving—each action is wrapped in a carefully chosen binyan. From Qal to Piel, from causative motion to emotional ignition, this verse becomes a miniature narrative of linguistic resurrection.
Layer by Layer: Binyanim Behind the Revival
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