Property: Notes for Grammatical Relations
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
J
Barthelemy proposes that the subject is either an implied ‘my heart’ or impersonal (‘on médite’). +
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H
It's hard to know whether or not to consider בְּאַוָּתִ֖י ‘when I please’ as belonging to the (grammatical) argument structure of the verb due to the separation of it from the verb by וְ ‘and’. +
I
No grammatical subject for הֹגוֹ. +
Not clear +
1
Note the definite article on whips.
The same analysis applies to 1 Kings 12:14. +
J
2
Same as 1 King 12:14 +
Same as 1 Kings 12:11 +
J
P
See entry for Prov 19.18 +
See the analysis of Psalm 6:2 +
Subject explicitly stated in 38.13a: מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י נַפְשִׁ֗י ‘those who seek my life’. +
Subject explicitly stated in v. 4 עֲֽ֭צַבֵּיהֶם ‘their idols’. +
Taken here as an ‘adverbial specifier par excellence’ (Van der Merwe et. al 2017 §20.2.1) +
The +
I
The compound subject is most likely understood as a collective. This accounts for the lack of agreement with the verb. +
The infinitive absolute form הָגֹ֣ה is taken adverbially since were it a cognate accusative, we'd expect the nominal form הִגָיוֹן. +
L
The infinitive here has an interesting form—with final -ה. I did not list a subject because the infinitive is acting as a complement for another verb with a grammatical subject. The object and adjuncts constituents, however, seem to relate to the infinitive. +
1
The same analysis applies to 1 Kings 12:14. +