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The Answering Voice: Analyzing וַיַּעַן in Job 20:1

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Biblical Hebrew

Introduction to Job 20:1: The Structure of Dialogue Job 20:1 introduces the second speech of Ṣofar the Naʿamatite, one of Job’s three interlocutors. The verb וַיַּעַן (vayyaʿan), meaning “and he answered”, is a standard formula in biblical dialogue, particularly in … Continue reading →

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