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THE S TOR Y OF JOSEPH
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AuxlUary

Materials

for

tbe

Study

SUR A T

or

Se mLUc

Languages

No.6

YUSUF

talayhi as-salam

THE

OF

S TOR Y

JOSEPH

IN THE QUR'AN

a phllological commentary

by

Rabbi Isaac Jerusalmi. Ph. D. Assistant Professor 01 Bible and Semitic Languages

HEBREW UNION COLLEGE-JEWISH INSTITUTE OF RELIGION

C incinnati, Ohio 196 6

@

Isaac Jerusalmi 1966

Some AbbrevtaHOM

AR

AdjeeH" of Relation

~

Artbur J. ArbtI .. r,.. TIN Koran Interpreted, London 1955.

Dee

".F.L.Be.ston, Baltllwl·. Commentary on SQ..." 12 of the Qur'ln, London Ul63

R. Blach~r •• O..aQ1lD.lre de

""!'abe ClasalSlle.

Parla 11152.

R. Ca.·Pe...

Blacb~r ••

I.e Coraa. Paria 1951

Casal P.Rden. Daf.ctln SpelUn,

.Ia l!!!...

A. Jerr.ry. It. Read.r on Ialam, The HIlji.I. IH2. (p.53)

NP

Nom.... Profelslonll

NR

Nomen Relationl.

PP

ParUdple Palltve

Ltbr atanda.,d abbr.vtattons .... Ich can b9 e'.U" lde ... tlfied ha .... DOt been Included w thia ILat. Broken Plu..... naure at tbe end of N 0 U N entries I Stem Ma,dar(., Up.,e at the end at V E R B entries

"'.·

Introductory R",marks

Butog assumed tbe chaUenlltng task oC Introducing nbblnlc students and graduale mlnlsters to ." basic comprehension suited

liS

0{

classlc .. t Arabic, 1 found

II readinll tell't for Ihe beginner.

~iinl

Viisuf mo"t admlrablJ

To our $tude",ts who are

wen-acqualnted with the Hebrew account of the Joseph slory. Ihe study of its ArabiC counterpart must Indeed proYe a fasc1natlllg exp",dence. But within the Umlted Ume avallable,

U any

progress, 1s al all contemplated al Ihe beginner's leyel, the kind of help proYlded by this special philological commentary is a must. Whlle completely eUmloatlng Ihe Impossible task of lookl"8 up evary s\ngle word in complex dlctlonarle., wher .. the lost rather tban £uldf'd,

It tries, In addUloo.

~81rmer

Is usually

to establish all kinds

or rapprochements, through morphologlca', syntactic and aemantle paraUels, between the two or three SemiUe lanllua8es our "Iudents know and Arabic,

As in preYIOtJa .,nabl, aU eOlnal"", quoted here

are oU",red merely all avenues for further researcb rather than a5 final answers. claims.

The author welcomes Ilny evidence disproving hb

II

Furthermore. (or those ",aeef to br Pllposed to a IfadUlonal ,""ulIUm commentary, Sih'a, \'iIsu( has the added adv.ntal'" of hav1na now avaUable • most bllndy transl.UQI'I In English of It, B~il¥I commentary.

rhus to our students who are

already In the habit of IItudylng the Bible aloog w1th n..shl and Ibn E"ra, Sura,

the prospect of heine able to fl!Ad • substantially tonI

ala", wltb Bd~iwT'$ commentary.

In so dolaa.

mUSI be very _teome.

they cannot

r.u

but dbcover

tbat the two abler ff!liglons bave. In approach and method. In Idus and attitudes, a lot In CQmmon, mt,,:h more than Olne usually supposes,

Indeed, tbe enll.htened

the no lese enlightened

• I , I .. or Isllm.

'I'D:)" o{ JudaIsm and

both or whom are

students of the same scbool or wisdom, may uillmat",,,y b. through the herMIne!!n! Impa c t of their

:'ID~lI/ii,< ...

tbe Ugbl .nd the proper Bill. nee we 50 desperately need

~ : 1 Perl 3 015: to say to his fatber

,,_I

"

Subj

!!!!lli'

.

,

....... 1



l,

(.)t) ""

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o my rather! for

. ;: I o.r::-~

-'

,

polIe,50rmaater of

t.ke lbe

,;

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..;

I

I

.

.

--;

The root b usuaUy related to 1 Imp-Julls 3 mil : to play

...

(~)

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'\0 tend. nock"

( 2 ChrOll 36:16a'n"v)

Lim of Con.flrmaUon .. I I'll. mp: to _Ich over

.

• I '-!7 ., for ~ 1, behold I

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.~/'

~~

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Lam of Conrirrnation ' I Imp-IDd J mil '..£!..: It gt"ieves me



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,'

• • .....,

I~

I Jrnp-Sl,lbj 2 mp: to go, to go away

., ,

o.,.-.A.,J

,

to 10 with ••• (f'mm~n~r)

... -::

";WI (J",..) I Imp-Ind cs:tobealrald

!:!!!tt:

The cbaracteristIcs of this verb arf':

."

;.

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.., ,

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...

Imp JU-

'

~" ...... Maadar U~

"

." /,J yo

o.u

, .. ~

.,

u"....u

(off, away from, out of)

Prep

,

,

I PA mp: to be e.neless, be heedlesa

W

.

,

0!

0_-':--,1 Ll.m of ConRr maUon •



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. , ,.. ....

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,

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: a 9nd

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,I : behold we

Lam 01 Confirmation

U~lJ

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( PA mp: to llK:\lr a loss



~., D n (ID: nOlI' serons certe. alora malchanceux :)

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,

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when (with refereoct to the

,, "

I..J-t--A

I,

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,

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f!!!)

(wltb reference to the Future)

1 Perr 3 mp: to 10. 10 go away

,.,

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......

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/

/

;i

IV Perr

3 mp: to agree. to resolve, to decide unanimously

.!!QTI : fhe IV" Ma5dar

t ~

t

limi t

the It,alautborltles ( ~) I Imp~Subj 3

cr.

.

nip +

means CONSENSUS of

'n a matter

.!....!!!!.:

of Islamic law.

to put

p.IO

/

'" "'.' ( ~,) IV Perr cp (God speaking) : to reveal throup WAHY ,-,_._-.,1 Lim or ConfirmaUon •

II imp-E.ner, I

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ms + 3 mp:

to tell, to inform

i ,:..........: " ."

.-

/ 1;4

n IllS , 3 me: matter, aUalr, action

Wi", al-l;lil + 3

DIp:

while/when/as

I Imp-lnd 3 mp: to reel, to be conscious 01, to be aware of

(.~

)

JPer£3mp: locome

Ito get to, to reach)

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n in otr Case required by preeedlOi vern I

·• -u... .

1....!!!e.:

their father

.Qarl : In the eventng

r------·-----'-- ----Other slmUal'

.

L."..

"

~

~rr$.

conveying the Idea of tim II! are:

-: ,'---" "

In the eyenlng

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during the day

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al."" forever

".

tn the morning

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cr.

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..:...,1' . ' L.: t....., I L.



(continuaUy) al •• ys

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for

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uJ>--"!~.'~'

becomea

p.IO

(J.-.t-) VIII Imp-loci cp:

(VID = VI, :to Ir1 to pt ahead

of one a..other, to compete. to race one another (

~ ;..::

III

1 Perl r:p: to leave

~lS-

-:/,....:1

p08sesslon, properly, goods, bag,a,e ",/ ••

~: cr.

!!!

No.37'lb : Celte parl1cu1e

L..::

se reconln a"ec

un aUrtbul au cas dlrecl. ou lnIroduU par.....

, ,

-

,

• e.actement

/

comma...,-...rJ • CeU. eonsl.-uetiOfl etaU partieuUire au ("Mi" ~ljady;ya)

dialsete dv I}ijiz

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h

• d•

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ellen if

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(u.,....s. u)

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I PA mp (dtr case beeauM It is lbe> Prediesle of

L!.J

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1 Pert ep: to be

~

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to ten Ibe trulb

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4

(.~) I PerC 3

mp

.....

10 brllll

/

", __,/,• ..;,

shin

blood

..,...LJ ,

n

lie: used as Adj false

Ayant p.-{..mt~ une luoique tacbee d'un .an, qui g'ataU pas eelul de Joseph JeH: And Ib~brOllgbt 111111 blood upon his sbl.-t

!!!:

~:

And they broulbt bls sbln with talse blood on II

Plckthal1: They earne ..lIh (al5l!! blood on his shirl

-16-

•• ,



~

~

,

'i

" l'u!l c le wtdcb a(flrma that wbleb rolla •• It. but cootradlct. or

corrects tut which went. belore; tbus II rna,. be translated: but, not so but, on tbe contrar),. or ratber. MI)' rather, .Ull mort! etc according to the contelll

( J,..) soul

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, , , .-;

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..... ~ /~I



I,...a..!U

..

~

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matter, thing. affair plltience

beautUul, comely, Heml)'

!!!=

Douce patler!ce !

A!:!!.: s weet ~

"

~

I-

-•

,

( v.,-)

"

patience:

~:

M. AU: but patience I. good

?P milo: to be . .ked lor he tp X

PA

m.

X PP m.

, . 0-' • ~

;

but p,atience 11 a seemly thing

• , . " • •.• • ., vi • ~

~

(...L.. -') 1 Imp-Irtd 2 nlpl to descm..

N_ tbe beb. .IOf'

of verba with. Wi. a.

at

I

,

-11-

.,;:..."-,, • 4 /

- "I

~

(. r )

I PerC 3 fa: to come

,....

',-

, '"

'.

Ir-L-; I

IV Perf 3 mp: to send

mtsslve. letter dlspatcb

envoy. apostle. Messellier of God ("'u~.mmadl

J .J -' I;

~

(-' -'~ t)

,•,I

~ndln.. dlspatcb

IV PA sender (letter)

1 PA ms : one wbo goes down, one !Who goes before

/

a caravan to drlllw water. a water-drawer

u-1 ; i

.

~-1

/

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.,

/

..s ~

" r)lj.

, ,.,,~

~

(.,.....J.J) IV Perl 3 ms: to let down

/

"

bucket

,,

,lad tidlnrs. good news

(with Metalheats) tidln,s, ,otopel

ll~ 'i:~~

I:" ' \. . . (11,·~,,)D~t

young man

(:;,->

IV Perf 3 rnp

+~:

to tilde

".s anercb.ndbe "

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(~.,

.).•

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,. do

.

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-18-

becomes

becomes

, ~:l 'n

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.,

price too Uttte. too low, very low(prleel. a trlnln, price

,

,

,

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,

,

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(:L.s.)

,/

r-'!- I.)

dirham (drachma)

(diptote)

J

PP fs: counted/countable, Umllt"d In ruunber• • few

/

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,, I .,"-

.

'I .r--,

,.

-

r-"-' J'

.i;':t.

I PA mp: one who esteems lightly, or holds In low estimation. to be lDdUferent to

-'

( loS .,..-:. I)

(dJptote)

+!....!!!!.;

VUI Perf 3 rna

'0 buy

"gypt

"oman

• Artlcl.. , Plural

,

,;; -::I;......,..JI ...

(Martba)

t I = VIU)

.,

IL r'"

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,



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IV Imv fa: to bonoI'. to treat reveN!nUally/hO$pUabIJ ~

stable hamzaolStern IV

81: Fat. ... ul bon accuell: ~

~:

Give blm

Lod., him honourably

,nod.,. Iodatn,

'-1)1"

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(t ~ ~ .) 1 l~-SubJ ~ ms "

• ££: to be useful. to proUt

,

( ..i....,o. 't 101)

VlU I~- Sllbj e p t.!..!!!.!: to take {for OM"

~ .sslmllioliOft ol RI(

i ) b,

preeedm, TI. A . hnllar

pbenomelMM'\ Is ob"r¥ed in tbe ~T (Ett.,-.I)

w!wore the of tbe

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is ... tmilal" b, tb,

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so. tbus

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(ro llowed by nou" In ~ nM) moat, mOIl pari

p'

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(coH n)

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.......

( ~ a)

whell

~

p£'opie

~

I

(with reference to the Past)

,,

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t

t.>--'-


,

,

~..;~.

IV Imp-Ind 3 ms: to prosper

(;:--a>

I Perf 3 fe:

, ,

to medllale. think about, to be anxious

-; r----

to dntre (to a im and resolvl" (0)

-22-

if not, were II not I P",rr J IUS: to see

proof

,

I!LJ,

" w

IBI: manifestation)

(as thiS) so 11 was I Imp-Subj e P IGod speaking): to turn awa,.. avert

" ~

I

-.:

...

., ,

/

.,

.. 1 , , _

"

...,

monstrosity. abomination, aduttery servant. senant(er God) IV P P mp: devoted,

sl~ere.

loyal

(d--l--) VUl '" VI Perl 3 m!!: to try to get abead

or one another ,

to rael' to

, , ( 'w) I Perf 3 fs: to cut orr, to tear

shirt

,'

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cbeml~

0--,,-:

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~)

nul :

evident, manU•• t . obll'lous

rs : to .end

, 1...!!

IV Perf .)

: 10 them

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to prepare

/'r.' LL

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~

~

t {

(

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VIII PP "sed u

Ira ...,lat.,: onrlee'

,: -:: T ( ~ 'h ~

INote:

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m,

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(Oit'Vbi)

.

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knlfe

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Perf ;, Ip + IV Perl 3

,

.

,"r.;~

1.;

l1Pul3lp:to cut

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pi, or ~

.

, f

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!...!I!.. : "thelt' bands"

.,

c-U (J,.....) ~~

to brln,

~

__ -2.1

c-

0-

c=::>

·'benellcl.r," t..laDlnc::tCase,

~

,irom) 01 them

., .

.nd note thereto'

(tol ev,r,. one

,,~+",-,

i

~

Perl;' I. : tlo cause to come'

c::-> 10 j....J

NL: cu.blon (pLlce where one reell"" •

..r" 1-

I Perl 3 fp : to ",.

(,.:.....) God forbid!

to .dmlre

'--t-o •• ,

t...:::

. ..

I

• r--


0_ cI. the I,ooranl -eo- an tenor .... 011(

, to answer ,_ prayer)

. ....:.';'0

/~ (l',us fl'!.')

-30-

.. '

1 Perf 3 ms: to turn a.ay. avert

~-

Adj ms: AII-hearlne

Adj ms: Ail-knowing

,"

"

"

"

, then

I

t...::.

J..:.

(~ .J~).i Perl 3 ms: to seem cood/proper

OJ

~ ~ (arter Ylhat thay)

Arter the,. ••••

UI"

, , ~

1 Imp-Subj (Lnere 1, 11 mp +

!.2.!!!:

'101$' n;1I

to ImprIson

for a whUe

~ u 1 Perr 3 ms: to enter

j...i

,"

Prep +

"--"-

, '"

.

. I ~'-

..1->

L!!!!.:.

,

(wUb Dlr Case of the pa.ce)J""'-':' .J

with blm

.

I + :a Cd~'_~_'_of __ .._._m ___________~

.

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.

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,

u,I

0:

aner

JLJ

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~ I~'i

, ' _.,

,-....'

(oj

i;>

I Imp-lnd ca

+~:

to aee(ln a dream)

1 Imp-lad es: to press, squ. . &e .I~

~

11~ r--

: press lag OlIt wine

(":;l~D)

tbe atber

, .

~

.k-'

.'

I Imp-lad cal ta carr,. ~ Prep: aboye bread

' No relatiye Is used oa account cllndeClnlte antecedent

, ' :L;,

J..-S'

.

(~\)

I Imp-Ind a fa: 10 e.t

.'. I .. , ,

(coli) birds .. ~I

• •,

.

,

.,

u;-,-:.,-":--"_

( L-.:)

U Imll'

.I'IlS

~

+.£2..: 10 Inform, notU,.. advise

IV PA mp: good-doer!!

(~h

I Imp-lad 3 ms ..

!...£!!...:

10 come (to)

" ILl

('VOl '"

_~J

..--0

food

--

,

.,

.....: U;.r-= (,j.i;> I Imp-lad Puslve % cd ..

••

!.....!!!!..:

0"

10 be endowed/prodded wilb

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...

;"

~

,

L.:;....:

:,

,. "

.< • ; L. , ,

y

~

,

,

{t....,...;} U P.rf u

.

(~I) 1 Imp-Subj 3

,

(

I

j

.

, , ,

• I,,"

.. ~ : 10 Worm. to notlf,. to ..lids.

m. , ~: to come

,

,

II Perf 3 ms

,

with J m. I!l sf ehaplllo!.£! L..:......S

o.mons- , 1'1

-- .

~ I.::.~ 1'1

to enter unlo a o o.

be ente.red ttte house hp went out or the bOil se

,, • J"';'

,

c.' .r->

0.0.

,

, (.,-L)

~J:.:-.

>

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IV PA mp: 10 pretend not to know.

" to

II Perf 3 ms

~

bUJ ,.,"

r.n to reeOtnlall

!...!!!£; to tqulp. to provlde witb

(pro',blons)

equlpmeqt, proYlslons



,. '.-t ( .....-.: .

I) I Imv mp

o.r;~

f-

£!

t

-I

:

''br1n& ye

~ me •• • "

Lamed tbat "t/reeks" tb, Cons. State + 2 mp: ! (c~r1.ln) brotber or yours

,

. I

P'

I!llnd

!

.

cs

t

!..!!!!!!

~

1

keeper. guardian

OM

who knows

Ilnterrogative particle) est-ell qUII ?

( " • I (.:-1) I Imp-IIKI

I~'J;'~ . ., J . ( ;

to entrust

me Qur'in by beart

d

it'.

."(

• ,i

, .'

~

~

(Lr-o

i>

I P erl c.

I.!.....!!!I!.; to entru.t

rormerly Adj

I00

thing

• L.:

to wilh,



..or'•

>

ne •...•• que. not •.•.• but, onl,.

~

jIIdgment, declslon

.

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...

(J5 ~)

, , •

to avail, be profUable to 5.0. VJ' a,ab... t

,I . . . v,.

.;:.-LS"~....;

..a~

the rollo",lnl parallel semlntic de\lelopment

.. .,



flO: &eparated, divided, dUf.rent

IV Imp-llld C5 :

~

,

i

.... ,L.L;;,

wished th1n& - - ( > thIng

""II .... "

-'

V Perf (of Cerlltude) c.: to put one'll trust on II. o.

., , 1'1

'1:1'

-52-

.,

(J..-S,) V Imp-Juss 3 ms + L : laput one" trust In '.0.

For the PrerormaUve J •

cr.

tbe Aramaic

lIJi;t~

Y PA rnp: ,arne a. abo,.

.be.

" ,

I~.J

, .,

.',

(with uference to lbe Past,

,,

J"-":'

I Perl 3 mp: to enter

.I

,.

."

~

from wbere I Perl 3 rna

"u

t

:;'1• ,

!....!:!I!..: 10 command

a

It

~

.•• u

-f',

(ellceptbe'



bul, ani,.

need

No relative I, used on account of lndeflnlt. antecedent

.

"

LA L.i.....J ( ~) [ Perf 3 ms

,

,

,I .

,.

,w

Urn of Confl['!natioft

~ ,--,

1M

.

. i ..

t

3 fa: to ••lbiCy (a need)

,

.. .,.i (cf.p. 'I,: NR

knowled.e

II Perf cp (of majesty,

"..!..!!!.!:

to teach

po •••• 'or/mast.r 01, ••

, ,;....w' '" -.

Ela

the majority of, most

lena, people

(cothrclive,

IS; l'

( u.J i)

IV Perf 3 ms: 10 sbeUer, to accomodate. to take as guest

Bl: reUnt aupr~s de 1111

~:

he took hi. brother 10 be with him

~ he .nnfted Benjllmln to hlmseU

~: t.klng M, brotber

into his arm. (instead or • Nee.tbe tmy) 3ma.:.~iI\V i!!, to be . .d, ",,['ned. to despatr

cr,

,

, '

J...--~

p.t6, v.59

I Perf 3 rna: to set, 10 place

~ U-(~) ,

n

~

drlnldnc-cup

camel 'addle, s.dd\ebac, lu,l_gill

0}" i

,"

~ ~

i

, L.,.....1

,

U Perl 3 JnlI: (to caUA to hear) to proclaim

U PA lila:

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berald

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(em of ~i



O!

" (also a Mu'addln who recites the uU1 (vocative particle)

"

,

V ,-J )~'---'

Lim of ConrlrlMtl~ • 1 PA mp: robbers

EJ

IV PerC" mp: to dnw Ileal', to come close, to turn to~" :. p Note some 0( the Stern me.nlIISs:

V 11

VI to r.ce •• ch oth.er; c orrespOIId

to kiss

III to stand "'llleUy oppo8Ue to race, to eel topllter

.0

lb.

1 V to dr •• nell'

Demo,."

~s:

to I ccept, ree.iva

VW to hiellv.

X 10 auum e. rece'''e(vlsltor)

ItIl.

1,'

((em:

,,,, .'-'-'-' ,

(IS) 'I,)

)

,

):Iomb.

1 Imp-lnd cp: to mba

;

,

)

t ....'

,

'"ossesslve lim) 'Ii"

,

'

'4

( ' r ) I P e rt" ma:

E~

,

~ , •,

, """'-:j

1M'

10 come

t . brlnij

J~1

, . , ')

camel

luar.ntor

(Ioday: leader)

( ·l·'~)

, ~

.

'!!!h!:

Particle lntrQducinc

by God : ---- ~~I

~lj ~

~

.....u

Lim of ConrlrmaUon

.

' .. particle ..a....i

,

you well know

r

, ., ,

• '*)

b,Ood~

Perf cp: to come

~

Note the various parts or tbls verb:

,

1 PerC 3 m&

,"•

I PerC cs

J

oj

.

,

.~,

Imp-Subjunctive to conve, tbe notion or "purpose"

~

/



, ~

IV Imp-Subj cp: to corrupt. pervert, cau•• miscbief

.,

,

L.:.....J = I -: . { ( 0 .,...J) I Perf

(or CertUudeJ cp: to be

1 PA mp In Q!!: C. .~ as Predl.c.te of

~

u

.

W

robbers

IIVt or !be root .; ~ :trequtlaq .) recompenlSe

,• •;

, .

,~

tA

.

(.as for) bls penalty•••••• , ~

'T'. ,. oJ-o

wh()O'!ver • •••• • • well.!!!

I

I!!I

b) puntsbment

(as Cor) Us penalty ••••• • •

-56J t-erf Passive 3 rna: to be fOlind

,

.

.J~J

camel saddle ••addlaba,. IuUl ..

, -:

"

.,t-t---'

we It he (hbn" II) La "r~ompenlHl" be bas

dderl), •• ,ed

J....-.;.

Imv

,

"':;>JL-

mighty, po_reul

,

,

-,

'.

~i:.

,,

I

I [!!!I!-lrtd

, ........., ,'

..J

three langualea

(..i...:>.

h

I

. .":tl

. .,

0

I Imv ms: to lake

--- - - - - ----

- - -------

3 Flrst-Hamza verbs drop their Hamllil in the Flu, Stem Imy

. '. ,......

-I

., ·'/"1

~ I eat, .i....,,;. I take, .:;...: I co:nmand ----f> J--.S' 1..i.....3. [ J.-S -_._- - ------ ---------- --- - - - -

.r-

-- - ---- ~

-60-

,

~I

(m)

one

NL from tbe root

u,..J: pgce ~----~

•,

L;I

u

(u:

.,

c

i J)

j ~

~

!lip:

aood-cloer.

God fo.'bld

( .L,,:.

,

,

I Imp-lnd ep • 2m. : to He

IV PA

....

• .iii

,

,

~I

=

h 1 lrnp- $ubj

(cr. p.211

ep (of (lJ.jest~ to take

. .... u.. ", ~

.~

,

'II "),one Ave him wUh wbom, any other but him til whose possession

L; ~ J ~ J)

I PeTr ep (of maje.ty): to find

,, .JJ-'l:J

, I'; I



'he" Lim of ConIIrmaUon



t

1 PA mp: evildoers

I ,!i4'-"~:1

I,

L

., .

,, ,

nlD;J

ill' I Perf 3 rnp: to let, to come, to arrl_.t ) I 10 COllIer prIvately Hil

secret I,. prlvatel,

J )

-61-

,

.

I., •

I Imp- Ju l elve 2 mp: to too •

- ..,1

c ovenant, 'Ire.ment, pledge

""" >-'

form.rl),

II Parf 2 mp: to be QegUCent

.

, v-J

COAj ... nll loll Subj:

not

(rererrlnl' to lb. future)

n:n

I Imp-5ubJ ca: to lene

(u

;i , '

..

(

j

bI

lmp- Sllbj 3 ms + J : to permit

u

!

j

>

01 ,.

or 1 Imp-Subj 3

In m1 ravor

m8 :

to judge

D

:I

(el. p.42)

,ood, Miler, but ) ) )

I PA mp: jud,ell

, . .,

I~.JI

,

tbe but judie

)

11m. mp: to relllrll. to 10 back

,, t~.J

,

I."...J.-i (J.-i) I Inn' mp : to ••,

• CONTRAST

,



~>-'

l..,j,j , .-

u-Li

",

n

I Perl l ms ; to stul

,

'1 ~ ..

~

.

not ••••••. ncept, OIIly

,'

,

,

! •

I Perf (ot CertUude) cp: to know

, , L'-s ( v,....s) J,..

• ,.....

1 Perf (or Certlhtde) ep: to testily,., ~

.........G , -,

1 Perf ep: to be

Um that breaka the Construct State,to render "re,...a" IndeflnU • • n

1"

the unseen

~

1 PA mp (IlIr Case,beeauM it is the Predlcat. of

" L..,

1-:1,

11m.,. ma ; to • .-..

town, elt)'

Iqqll~

• 0;':; •



fA.;'"

IV Perf cp : to dra. near, to apprOllch, to come

"........ JL...,

v~

,

PA mp: those wbo speak the truth, truthrul men

l

1 ,

-::,U): perdla"s.

'AolTHCUT the loverslOf), the word order would be:

j

, n •

-63-

~ ..... = "'I~ ~ , ,,

::,i

~

.,

:~

y

.

; (IIOl:·,)R¥'!

1M grief. SOl'row

, l;. {

I '

;,' .

~'-'

AdJ

filled with anler

by God

(cf. p.55,

~-.:,....i....:; ( w ) I lmp-lnd 2 illS :

to ceue, desIst. r .. rraln

(with amp.se 01 the neliatiY1:!) : ''thou wilt

~ cease"

I hop-Ind 2 ms : to menUon

( v,....n 1 Imp-Subj

:2 ma : to be

at tbe last extremlt, from dlll •• se, eonsumed I PA mp: (per-It'll) to perish

,

~I

, •I

--(>

••

~Cl , ,,"

''the dead"

but, bow.ver, ratber. only

,,~

~

(,....s.-:.) I Imp-lnd cs: to comp ..1n

lme-Jus •

Imp-Subj

...

.;.

~I

1 At: arler, so:-row

.,

u..r-

, .....

I At: grief, lorrow

~

r'-"

I Imp-Ind u : to know

"ml Ilona"

.,

.

,

1"""'::;'- j I

,.- ..

I,...-L....-:

.,

O .J

,

.-

1 Imy mp : lOgo. to CO ."'.Y. 1(> Ie.... .....-..- ""-

...

..

(~) I Imp-.Juu(loat••d ole •••• mv,

mercy

2 me: to 11'1'11 lip hope

~6S-

,