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In The Semantics of Silence in Biblical Hebrew, Sonja Noll explores the many words in biblical Hebrew that refer to being silent, investigating how they are used in biblical texts, Dead Sea Scrolls, and Ben Sira. She also examines the tradition of interpretation for these words in the early versions (Septuagint, Vulgate, Targum, Peshitta), modern translations, and standard dictionaries, revealing that meanings are not always straightforward and that additional work is needed in biblical semantics and lexicography. The traditional approach to comparative Semitics, with its over-simplistic assumption of semantic equivalence in cognates, is also challenged. The surprising conclusion of the work is that there is no single concept of silence in the biblical world; rather, it spans multiple semantic fields.

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Author:   Sonja Noll
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   100
Weight:   0.704kg
ISBN:  

9789004414174

ISBN 10:   9004414177
Pages:   346
Publication Date:   21 November 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface List of Figures Abbreviations Introduction 1 What is Silence? 2 Silence in Modern Literature 3 Why Study Silence? 4 Silence in Biblical Hebrew Part 1 Restraint 1 1 Distribution 2 Lexicographical Survey 3 Biblical References: Grammatical and Semantic Analysis 4 Extrabiblical References 5 Cognate Evidence 6 Conclusion 2 1 Distribution 2 Lexicographical Survey 3 Biblical References: Grammatical and Semantic Analysis 4 Translations and Versions 5 Extrabiblical References 6 Cognate Evidence 7 Semantic Field 8 Conclusion 3 1 Distribution 2 Lexicographical Survey 3 Biblical References: Grammatical and Semantic Analysis 4 Translations and Versions 5 Extrabiblical References 6 Cognate Evidence 7 Conclusion Part 2 Cessation 4 / / 1 Distribution 2 Lexicographical Survey 3 Grammatical Analysis 4 Semantic Analysis 5 Extrabiblical References 6 Cognate Evidence and Post-biblical Hebrew 7 Conclusion 5 1 Distribution 2 Lexicographical Survey 3 Grammatical Analysis 4 Semantic Analysis of Biblical References 5 Extrabiblical References 6 Cognate Evidence 7 Onomatopoeia 8 Conclusion 6 1 Distribution 2 Lexicographical Survey 3 Grammatical and Semantic Analysis (Qal: Cease) 4 Versions 5 Extrabiblical References 6 Cognate Evidence 7 Conclusion 7 1 Introduction 2 Lexicographical Survey 3 Grammatical and Semantic Analysis 4 Translations and Versions 5 Extrabiblical References 6 Cognate Evidence 7 Relation to Other Hebrew Roots 8 Conclusion Part 3 Related Meanings 8 Semantic Periphery of Silence 9 1 Distribution 2 Lexicographical Survey 3 Grammatical and Semantic Analysis 4 Versions and Translations 5 Extrabiblical References 6 Cognate Evidence 7 Conclusion and Semantic Field Conclusion 1 Distribution 2 Representation of the Semantic Field 3 Further Research Bibliography Index of Hebrew Words Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Literature Index of Subjects

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Sonja Noll, D.Phil. (2017), University of Oxford, teaches at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile in Santiago, having formerly taught at University College London. Her work has appeared in Vetus Testamentum and is forthcoming in the Journal of Semitic Studies.

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