Psalm 133/Notes/Phrasal.v. 2.46818

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v. 2a – The definite article on כַּשֶּׁ֤מֶן הַטּ֨וֹב׀ is further specified by the modifier עַל־הָרֹ֗אשׁ, i.e., that of anointing.[1]

  1. ↑ See, e.g., the relative modification in the Syr. ܐܝܟ ܡܫܚܐ ܕܢܚܬ ܥܠ ܪܝܫܐ "like the oil that was running down" (Taylor 2020, 559) and TgPs כמשח טב דמתרק על רישא "like fine oil that is poured upon the head" (Stec 2004, 228).