Table of Contents (v)
Series Preface (vii)
The Complexity of Simplicity (ix)
Editors and Contributors to this Volume (xi)
Introduction (xiii)
Acknowledgements (xix)
Abbreviations (xxi)
EXAMINING VERBS: PUTTING SYNTAX INTO LEXICA AND GRAMMARS
Chapter 1 Who commits adultery with whom, and why it matters
in a lexicon BERYL TURNER (1)
Chapter 2 Soundings with regard to Verbal Valency in the Peshitta Old Testament JEROME A. LUND (19)
Chapter 3 How do Hebrew Verbs Differ? A Flow Chart of the Differences JANET W. DYK (33)
Chapter 4 Valency: The Intersection of Syntax and Semantics JOHN A. COOK (53)
Chapter 5 How to Classify Hebrew Verbs: Plotting Verb-Specific Roles NICOLAI WINTHER-NIELSEN (67)
Chapter 6 The Proper Role of Valency in Biblical Hebrew Studies A. DEAN FORBES (95)
EXAMINING PARTICLES: LEXICAL CORRESPONDENCES AND LEXICAL DEVELOPMENTS
Chapter 7 The use of Syriac ܗܐ in rendering Hebrewִ הֵנּה and Greek ἰδού
or ἴδε in the Peshitta to Genesis and the Gospels MATS ESKHULT (113)
Chapter 8 The Function and Etymology of the Aramaic Particle Lm:
A Re-Examination NA’AMA PAT-EL (121)
EXAMINING MANUSCRIPTS AND TEXT-CRITICAL MATTERS