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Strength and Skill: Parallelism and Construct Chains in Proverbs 24:5

Proverbs 24:5 גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָ֥ם בַּעֹ֑וז וְאִֽישׁ־֝דַּ֗עַת מְאַמֶּץ־כֹּֽחַ׃ Construct Chains: גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָ֥ם and אִישׁ־דַּעַת The verse opens with two construct chains: גֶּֽבֶר־חָכָ֥ם (“a wise man”) and אִישׁ־דַּעַת (“a man of knowledge”). In both, the first noun (גֶּבֶר, אִישׁ) is in construct form, grammatically … Continue reading

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