Rejoice, Dear Zion!: Hebrew Construct Phrases with "Daughter" and "Virgin" as Nomen Regens

Description

Discussions about the phrase "Daughter of Zion" have not come to rest. The present book is a study of this and similar phrases from a linguistic point of view. Genitive as a category in Semitic grammar is treated in a separate chapter, and metaphor and irony are brought into the discussion. The author proposes new understandings and translations of the phrases. Preface Chapter 1. Signs of Zion 1.1 Types of Questions Raised 1.2 The Problem Chapter 2. Does “Daughter of Zion” Refer to a Collective or an Individual? Chapter 3. “Daughter (of) Zion” in Recent Research 3.1 Personification and More 3.2 Metaphor 3.3 Irony 3.4 The Different Interpretations Chapter 4. The Genitive and the Construct State in Semitic Languages 4.1 The Understanding of the Construct State in Contemporary Hebrew Grammar 4.2. The Genitive and the Construct State in Some Semitic Languages 4.3 Morphology of the Construct State in Hebrew 4.4 Syntax of the Construct State 4.5 Terminology 4.6 Conclusion Chapter 5. Semantic Analysis of the Construct Phrases with “Daughter” and/or “Virgin” 5.1 The Phrases 5.2 The Senses of the Lexeme ַּבח 5.3 The Senses of the Lexeme ְּבתּזׇ֔לה 5.4 The Senses of the Lexeme ִצּיֹזן 5.5 Paradigmatic Observations on ַּבת־ׅצּיֹזן 5.6 Syntagmatic Analysis of Constructions with ַּבת־ׅצּיֹז 5.7 Analysis of ַּבת ְירּזָּׁשָלם 5.8 Analysis of ַּבת ־ְיהּזָדה 5.9 Analysis of ַּבת ־ַּגּׅלים 5.10 Analysis of ַּבת ־ַּכְׂשּׅדים and ,ְּבתּזַלת ַּבת־ָּבֶבל ,ַּבת־ָּבֶבל 5.11 Analysis of ְּבתּזַל ַּבת־ׅמְצָרׅים and ַּבת־ׅמְצָרׅים 5.12 Analysis of ְּבת־ֱאדׄז 5.13 Analysis of ַּבת־ׄצר ,ַּּבת־ּׅדיבׄזן 5.14 Analysis of ְּבתּזַלת ַּבת ׅציד֔ׄזן and ַּבת־ַּתְרּׁׅשיּׁש 5.15 Analysis of ַּבת־ַעּׅמי 5.16 Analysis of ְּבָבַבת ֵעיגֹז 5.17 Other Expressions with “Daughter“ 5.18 Summary Chapter 6. Can Nomen Regens in Biblical Hebrew be a Metaphor Applied (in Apposition?) to Nomen Rectum? 6.1 Nomen Rectum as an Attribute to Nomen Regens 6.2 Construct Phrases where Nomen Regens is a Metaphor Applied to the Following Nomen Rectum Chapter 7. Dear Zion Bibliography Index of Modern Authors Index of Ancient Sources Subject Index