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Tense, Aspect, and Modality with Nora Boneh

The Biblical Languages Podcast (brought to you by Biblingo)

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Understanding Biblical Hebrew's Verbal System

This chapter provides an analytical framework for the complex verbal system of biblical Hebrew, highlighting the interplay of tense, aspect, and modality. It contrasts biblical Hebrew's emphasis on modality with modern Hebrew's focus on temporal aspects, using minimal pairs to explore semantic differences.

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