Middle and Passive Voice
Semantic Distinctions of the Niphal in Biblical Hebrew
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21408274 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ethan Jones (0000-0003-2694-1426, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary2001 W. Seminary Drive Fort Worth, Texas 76115Fort WorthUSA), Ethan C Jones (0000-0002-5544-9265, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 132 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 427-448 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-2526 • E-ISSN: 1613-0103 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/zaw-2020-3004 |
| OpenAlex | W3084720725 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Scholars struggle to delineate the differences between the middle and passive voice. This is particularly apparent in scholarship on the Niphal (Biblical Hebrew). Using recent linguistic research (Ágel 2017; 2007), this article attempts to assist Hebraists and exegetes by distinguishing the passive and middle Niphal. Applying the concept of linguistic perspective, the categories of endoactive and exoactive predicates are illustrated on mlṭ and nṣl . In sum, this article demonstrates that linguistic perspective is able to clarify semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic complexities of the Niphal
Biblical Hebrew · Biblical studies · Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Linguistics · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Scholarship · Theology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Artificial Intelligence · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Computer Science · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |