Psalm 44/Notes/Grammar.V. 27.382251

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  • The form of עֶזְרָתָה: The תָה◌ָ- ending of the noun עֶזְרָה "help" could be construed as a locative-ה ("to [our] help"). However, it is more likely that the ending has been added to avoid the contact of two stressed syllables (in this case, עֶזְרָ֣ה לָּ֑נוּ; JM §93j). Nevertheless, in the present context, the adverbial accusative עֶזְרָתָה would have a similar sense to that of the locative, in that it indicates the goal of a directed activity ("to/for [our] help"; IBHS §10.2.2b).