The semantics of silence in biblical Hebrew / by Sonja Noll.
| Author/creator | Noll, Sonja |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020] |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics, 0081-8461 ; volume 100 |
| Contents | Restraint -- Cessation -- Related meanings. |
| Abstract | "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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Noll, Sonja. The semantics of silence in biblical Hebrew Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2020] 9789004414174 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019034649 |
| ISBN | 9789004414648 (ebook) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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