The Preacher Sought to Find Pleasing Words: A Study of the Language of Qoheleth

A.H. McNeile accept According adversative already ancient appears Aramaic argument attested BARTON Bible biblical C.D. GINSBURG C.F. WHITLEY clause commentators common conclusion connection considered construction context critics Dahood DELITZSCH Ecclesiastes ELSTER emendation emphatic ending evidence examples explained expression fact feminine final followed force FREDERICKS frequent function G.C. AALDERS GORDIS H.L. GINSBERG Hebrew HERTZBERG infinitive influence instances interpretation introduced ISAKSSON language late later LAUHA linguistic masoretic meaning noun object occurs OGDEN opinion original parallel parsing participle particle perfect person Phoenician plural PODECHARD possible preceding preposition present probably pronoun Qoh's Qoheleth question reading refers reflect regard relative remarks rendered root scholars seems shows singular Studies suffix suggested tradition translation Ugaritic variant verb verse versions vocalization whereas