Psalm 2/Nouns
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
Nouns
Gender
| Definition Feature being studied | Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent | Clustering | Intersection | Connections | Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | גוֹיִם (v.1a), וּלְאֻמִּים (v.1b), רִיק (v.1b), מַלְכֵי (v.2a), מְשִׁיחוֹ (v.2c), מוֹסְרוֹתֵימוֹ (v.3a), עֲבֹתֵימוֹ (v.3b), בַּשָּׁמַיִם (v.4a), בְאַפּוֹ (v.5a), וּבַחֲרוֹנוֹ (v.5b), מַלְכִּי (v.6a), הַר (v.6b), קָדְשִׁי (v.6b), חֹק (v.7a), בְּנִי (v.7c), הַיּוֹם (v.7d), גוֹיִם (v.8b), אַפְסֵי (v.8c), בְּשֵׁבֶט (v.9a), בַּרְזֶל (v.9a), כִּכְלִי (v.9b), מְלָכִים (v.10a), בַר (v.12a), דֶרֶךְ? (v.12b), אַפּוֹ (v.12c), אַשְׁרֵי (v.12d), כָּל (v.12d) | ||||
| feminine | אֶרֶץ (v.2a), נַחֲלָתֶךָ (v.8b), וַאֲחֻזָּתְךָ (v.8c), אָרֶץ (v.8c), אָרֶץ (v.10b), בְּיִרְאָה (v.11a), בִּרְעָדָה (v.11b), דֶרֶךְ? (v.12b) | v.8bc(3x); v.10b-11ab(3x) |
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Definiteness
| Definition Feature being studied | Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent | Clustering | Intersection | Connections | Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| definite article | בַּשָּׁמַיִם (v.4a), הַיּוֹם (v.7d) | ||||
| definite nouns | יְהוָה (v.2c), מְשִׁיחוֹ (v.2c), מוֹסְרוֹתֵימוֹ (v.3a), עֲבֹתֵימוֹ (v.3b), בַּשָּׁמַיִם (v.4a), אֲדֹנָי (v.4b), בְאַפּוֹ (v.5a), וּבַחֲרוֹנוֹ (v.5b), מַלְכִּי (v.6a), צִיּוֹן (v.6b), הַר (v.6b), קָדְשִׁי (v.6b), יְהוָה (v.7b), בְּנִי (v.7c), הַיּוֹם (v.7d), נַחֲלָתֶךָ (v.8b), נַחֲלָתֶךָ (v.8c), יְהוָה (v.11a), אַפּוֹ (v.12c) | absent vv.1-2; absent/infrequent in vv.9-12; nearly all occurrences are in vv.2c-8c |
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Pronominal suffixes
| Definition Feature being studied | Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent | Clustering | Intersection | Connections | Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1cs | מַלְכִּי (v.6a), קָדְשִׁי (v.6b), בְּנִי (v.7c) | vv.6-7 | |||
| 3mp (מוֹ) | מוֹסְרוֹתֵימוֹ (v.3a), עֲבֹתֵימוֹ (v.3b) | v.3 | |||
| 3ms | מְשִׁיחוֹ (v.2c), בְאַפּוֹ (v.5a), וּבַחֲרוֹנוֹ (v.5b), אַפּוֹ (v.12c) | v.5; absent in third section | |||
| 2ms | נַחֲלָתֶךָ (v.8b), וַאֲחֻזָּתְךָ (v.8c) | v.8bc |
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Suffixes as objects
| Definition Feature being studied | Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent | Clustering | Intersection | Connections | Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2ms | יְלִדְתִּיךָ | ||||
| 3mp | יְבַהֲלֵמֹו (v.5b), תְּרֹעֵם (v.9a), תְּנַפְּצֵם (v.9b) | v.9 |
| Verse | Noun | Gender | Number | "Declension" | Suffix | Definiteness | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a | גוֹיִם | m | p | abs. | גוה | ||
| 1b | וּלְאֻמִּים | m | p | abs. | לאם | ||
| רִיק | m | s | abs. | ריק | |||
| 2a | מַלְכֵי | m | p | cst. | מלך | ||
| אֶרֶץ | f | s | abs. | ארץ | |||
| 2c | יְהוָה | * (proper) | |||||
| מְשִׁיחוֹ | m | s | abs. | 3ms | * | משׁח | |
| 3a | מוֹסְרוֹתֵימוֹ | m | p | abs. w/obj. marker | 3mp (מוֹ) | * | אסר |
| 3b | עֲבֹתֵימוֹ | m | p | abs. | 3mp (מוֹ) | * | עבת |
| 4a | בַּשָּׁמַיִם | m | d | abs. | * | שׁמה | |
| 4b | אֲדֹנָי | * (proper) | |||||
| 5a | בְאַפּוֹ | m | s | abs. | 3ms | * | אנף |
| 5b | וּֽבַחֲרוֹנוֹ | m | s | abs. | 3ms | * | חרה |
| 6a | מַלְכִּי | m | s | abs. | 1cs | * | מלך |
| 6b | צִיּוֹן | * (proper) | |||||
| הַר | m | s | cst. | * | הרר | ||
| קָדְשִׁי | m | s | abs. | 1cs | * | קדשׁ | |
| 7a | חֹק | m | s | abs. | חקק | ||
| 7b | יְהוָה | * (proper) | |||||
| 7c | בְּנִי | m | s | abs. | 1cs | * | בן |
| 7d | הַיּוֹם | m | s | abs. | * | יוֹם | |
| 8b | גוֹיִם | m | p | abs. | גוה | ||
| נַחֲלָתֶךָ | f | s | abs. | 2ms | * | נחל | |
| 8c | וַאֲחֻזָּתְךָ | f | s | abs. | 2ms | * | אחז |
| אַפְסֵי | m | p | cst. | אפס | |||
| אָֽרֶץ | f | s | abs. | ארץ | |||
| 9a | בְּשֵׁבֶט | m | s | cst. | שׁבט | ||
| בַּרְזֶל | m | s | abs. | ברז | |||
| 9b | כִּכְלִי | m | s | cst. | כלה | ||
| 10a | מְלָכִים | m | p | abs., voc. | מלך | ||
| 10b | אָרֶץ | f | s | abs., voc. | ארץ | ||
| 11a | יְהוָה | w/obj. marker | * (proper) | ||||
| בְּיִרְאָה | f | s | abs. | ירא | |||
| 11b | בִּרְעָדָה | f | s | abs. | רעד | ||
| 12a | בַר | m | s | abs. | |||
| 12b | דֶרֶךְ | m or f | s | abs. | דרך | ||
| 12c | אַפּוֹ | m | s | abs. | 3ms | * | אנף |
| 12d | אַשְׁרֵי | m | p | cst. | אשׁר | ||
| כָּל | m | s | abs. | כלל |
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Addressee change
see below
This feature is considered relevant for this psalm.,
Speaker change
see below
This feature is considered relevant for this psalm.,
Subject change
| Strophe | Ref. | Speaker | Addressee | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | v.1a | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | |
| v.1b | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | ||
| v.2b | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | ||
| v.2b | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | ||
| v. 3a | Rebel Nations | One another | Rebel Nations | |
| v. 3b | Rebel Nations | One another | Rebel Nations | |
| B | v.4a | Psalmist | Yahweh | |
| v. 4b | Psalmist | Yahweh | ||
| v. 5a | Psalmist | Yahweh | ||
| v. 5b | Psalmist | Yahweh | ||
| v. 6 | Yahweh | Rebel Nations | Yahweh | |
| B' | v. 7a | The King | The King | |
| v. 7b | The King | Yahweh | ||
| v. 7c | Yahweh | The King | The King | |
| v. 7d | Yahweh | The King | Yahweh | |
| v. 8a | Yahweh | The King | The King | |
| v. 8b | Yahweh | The King | Yahweh | |
| v. 8c | Yahweh | The King | Yahweh | |
| v. 9a | Yahweh | The King | The King | |
| v. 9b | Yahweh | The King | The King | |
| A' | v. 10a | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | |
| v. 10a | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | Rebel Nations | |
| v. 10b | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | Rebel Nations | |
| v. 11a | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | Rebel Nations | |
| v. 11b | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | Rebel Nations | |
| v. 12a | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | Rebel Nations | |
| v. 12b | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | The King / Rebel Nations | |
| v. 12c | Psalmist | Rebel Nations | The King's anger | |
| v. 12d | Psalmist | Rebel Nations? | כל חוסי בו |
This feature is considered relevant for this psalm.,
Scene change
Shifts in speaker/addressee are accompanied by shifts in scene/location. The first section (vv. 1-3) presents a scene on earth (אֶרָץ), and the second section (vv. 4-6) presents a scene in heaven (בַּשָּׁמַיִם). The third section (vv. 7-9) is focused on the King in Zion (צִיּוֹן הַר קָדְשִׁי), the place where heaven and earth meet. The fourth section (vv. 10-12) represents a return to earth, where the kings of the earth (אֶרָץ) are addressed.