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Targum Song of Songs and Late Jewish Literary Aramaic
Language, Lexicon, Text, and Translation
Series: - Supplement to Aramaic Studies, Volume: 15
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In Targum Song of Songs and Late Jewish Literary Aramaic, Andrew W. Litke offers the first language analysis of Targum Song of Songs. The Targum utilizes grammatical and lexical features from different Aramaic dialects, as is the case with other Late Jewish Literary Aramaic (LJLA) texts. The study is laid out as a descriptive grammar and glossary, and in the analysis, each grammatical feature and lexical item is compared with the pre-modern Aramaic dialects and other exemplars of LJLA. By clearly laying out the linguistic character of this Targum in this manner, Litke is able to provide added clarity to our understanding of LJLA more broadly. Litke also provides a new transcription and translation of the Paris Héb. 110 manuscript.
Andrew W. Litke, Ph.D. (2016), The Catholic University of America, is an Academic Coach at the same university. He has recently published articles in Aramaic Studies, Hebrew Studies, and the Journal of the Study of the Pseudepigrapha.
Acknowledgements Abbreviations
1 Introduction â1.1âThe Targumim â1.2âThe Text of TgSong â1.3âTgSong and Late Jewish Literary Aramaic â1.4âThe Present Study
2 Phonology and Orthography â2.1âPhonemic Inventory â2.2âPhonological Processes
3 Morphology â3.1âPronouns â3.2âNouns â3.3âNumerals â3.4âVerbs â3.5âParticles
4 Syntax â4.1âIntroduction â4.2âNoun and Noun Phrase Operations â4.3âPredication and Verb Phrase Operations â4.4âPrepositional Phrases â4.5âClause Structure
5 Lexical Stock â5.1âIntroduction â5.2âWords Unique to Jewish Literary Aramaic â5.3âWestern and Syriac Words â5.4âEastern and Syriac Words â5.5âSyriac â5.6âBiblical Aramaic Words â5.7âLate Jewish Literary Aramaic â5.8âWords of Foreign Origin â5.9âHebraisms â5.10âTgSong 5:14: the Twelve Tribes with Gemstones â5.11âThe Lexicon in Broader Perspective â5.12âConclusions
6 Conclusions and Implications â6.1âThe Language of TgSong â6.2âTgSong among the Aramaic Dialects â6.3âImplications of This Study
Introduction to the Edition âOn the Transcription âOn the Translation
Transcription and Translation of Paris Héb. 110
Glossary Bibliography Index
1 Introduction â1.1âThe Targumim â1.2âThe Text of TgSong â1.3âTgSong and Late Jewish Literary Aramaic â1.4âThe Present Study
2 Phonology and Orthography â2.1âPhonemic Inventory â2.2âPhonological Processes
3 Morphology â3.1âPronouns â3.2âNouns â3.3âNumerals â3.4âVerbs â3.5âParticles
4 Syntax â4.1âIntroduction â4.2âNoun and Noun Phrase Operations â4.3âPredication and Verb Phrase Operations â4.4âPrepositional Phrases â4.5âClause Structure
5 Lexical Stock â5.1âIntroduction â5.2âWords Unique to Jewish Literary Aramaic â5.3âWestern and Syriac Words â5.4âEastern and Syriac Words â5.5âSyriac â5.6âBiblical Aramaic Words â5.7âLate Jewish Literary Aramaic â5.8âWords of Foreign Origin â5.9âHebraisms â5.10âTgSong 5:14: the Twelve Tribes with Gemstones â5.11âThe Lexicon in Broader Perspective â5.12âConclusions
6 Conclusions and Implications â6.1âThe Language of TgSong â6.2âTgSong among the Aramaic Dialects â6.3âImplications of This Study
Introduction to the Edition âOn the Transcription âOn the Translation
Transcription and Translation of Paris Héb. 110
Glossary Bibliography Index
All interested in Aramaic language and dialects, Targumic literature, the Book of Song of Songs, and Rabbinic exegesis, as well as specialists in Semitic languages and the Ancient Near East.