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Masculine vs. feminine object
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 10:01 am
by Mike Atnip
In Ruth 1:8 I expected a feminine for the object, since she is addressing daughters-in-law: יַעֲשֶׂה [יַ֣עַשׂ] יְהוָ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ חֶ֔סֶד
Can someone explain the masculine here?
Re: Masculine vs. feminine object
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 6:13 pm
by Jason Hare
There are those who say that feminine dual looks like the masculine plural. I think they’re on to something. I posted about this here on the forum at some point in the past with a link to a specific (old-style) article. I’ll try to drudge that up for you.
Re: Masculine vs. feminine object
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 7:30 pm
by Jason Hare
Well, I cannot find anywhere where I discussed it here on the forum, but I had thought that I brought it up. I just searched online and found this article that looks like what I had read before. You might find it insightful. I’m not sure how others feel about the suggestion, but it seems plausible to me.
Re: Masculine vs. feminine object
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 7:12 am
by Mike Atnip
Well, it certainly makes sense with the dual option (I need to get my brain out of English gear and remember the dual option even exists!). Thanks for the response.