In this week's parsha, במדבר כח:י, the פסוק reads:
'עֹלַת שַׁבַּת בְּשַׁבַּתּוֹ וגו
Why is the סמיכות form (שַׁבַּת) used instead of שַׁבָּת?
- We often employ the semichut construct at times for certain words, see Nechemia 9:14 "וְאֶת-שַׁבַּת קָדְשְׁךָ".
Similarly in Parshat Emor "מִשְׁפַּט אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לָכֶם".
Just a Masoretic quirk.
Why is shabath kodsh'kha a quirk? Shabath kodesh kodesh is literally "Sabbath of Holiness" (i.e. s'mikhuth), though we understand it and translate it as "holy Sabbath".
ReplyDeleteIt seems the "construct" form is syntactically valid, even where the "stand-alone" form is expected.
ReplyDeleteOther example that come to mind:
אשת (=אשה) יפת תואר
שכורת (=שכורה) ולא מיין
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