Two Treatises on the Accentuation of the Old Testament
Overview
The accents, or cantillation marks, in the Hebrew Bible are used in synagogues today to help cantors chant the Hebrew Bible. However, it has been proposed that these marks give valuable clues as to the structure of the Hebrew sentences. Certain accents join words closely together, while other accents cue the reader that two words are not to be joined tightly in a phrase. Wickes’ Treatises outline a grammar of Hebrew accents, teaching the student of the Hebrew Bible how to use the accents to gain a better understanding of the syntax of the sentence.
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- Preface by the author
- Remarks on the several accents
- Bibliographical references and indexes
Top Highlights
“The peculiar form of composition, as exhibited in the parallelismus membrorum” (Volume 1, Page 6)
“We must not, however, be misled by the names, and suppose that ז׳ גָּדוֹל represents a greater pausal accent than ז׳ קָטוֹן (see e.g. Gen. 2:9b).” (Volume 2, Page 18)
“From the first, the aim had been so to arrange the musical declamation, as to give suitable expression to the meaning of the Sacred Text.” (Volume 2, Page 2)
“It need hardly be added that it is this, their interpunctional character, which constitutes for us the chief value of the accents.” (Volume 2, Page 2)
“what interest, it may be asked, have these musical signs for us? And it must be allowed” (Volume 1, Page 2)
- Title: Two Treatises on the Accentuation of the Old Testament
- Author: William Wickes
- Publisher: Clarendon Press
- Publication Date: 1881, 1887
- Pages: 332