Psalm 44/Notes/Lexical.V. 10.441515

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  • The number of צִבְאוֹתֵינוּ: In BH, צָבָא as a reference to military men can occur in either the singular or the plural (HALOT). The distinction between the singular and plural of collective nouns is not always clear (Young 2013, 478; צָבָא would be a collective "group noun" in this analysis). In the case of צָבָא, it is possible that the feminine plural form denotes an armed military force, as opposed to the more abstract concept of military service or warfare (cf. TLOT, 1041–42).