Psalm 6/Nouns

Nouns

Number

Definition Feature being studied	Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent	Clustering	Intersection	Connections	Structure
plural	עֲצָמָֽי (v.3b), צוֹרְרָֽי (v.8b), פֹּ֣עֲלֵי (v.9a), אֹיְבָ֑י (v.11a)	vv.8b-9a	cluster around major sectional boundary (vv.8b-9a)		Creates a measure of continuity at the boundary of the final two sections

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Gender

Definition Feature being studied	Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent	Clustering	Intersection	Connections	Structure
feminine	בַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ (v.2b), עֲצָמָֽי (v.3b), וְ֭נַפְשִׁי (v.4a), נַפְשִׁ֑י (v.5a), בְּֽאַנְחָתִ֗י (v.7a), מִטָּתִ֑י (v.7b), בְּ֝דִמְעָתִ֗י (v.7c), עַרְשִׂ֥י (v.7c), עֵינִ֑י (v.8a), תְּחִנָּתִ֑י (v.10a), תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י (v.10b)	section 3 (vv.7-8)		parallel feminine nouns: 7abc, 10ab; feminine/masculine parallels: 2ab, 4ab.	Microstructural significance: forms parallelilsm; Macrostructural significance: distinguishes section 3 (vv.7-8)

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Definiteness

Definition Feature being studied	Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent	Clustering	Intersection	Connections	Structure
definite article	בַּמָּ֣וֶת (v.6a)

The common noun מָוֶת occasionally takes the definite article (e.g., 1 Sam 20:13; Ruth 1:7; Isa. 25:8; Hab. 2:5; Ps. 13:4; 68:21; 116:15; Job 27:15; Cant. 8:6; Lam. 1:20). This represents the generic use of the article. "Abstract terms, referring to... states, also take the generic article.",

Pronominal suffixes

Definition Feature being studied	Occurrences Sections where this feature is present or absent	Clustering	Intersection	Connections	Structure
1cs	עֲצָמָֽי (v.3b), וְ֭נַפְשִׁי (v.4a), נַפְשִׁ֑י (v.5a), בְּֽאַנְחָתִ֗י (v.7a), מִטָּתִ֑י (v.7b), בְּ֝דִמְעָתִ֗י (v.7c), עַרְשִׂ֥י (v.7c), עֵינִ֑י (v.8a), צוֹרְרָֽי׃ (v.8b), מִ֭מֶּנִּי (v.9a), בִּכְיִֽי׃ (v.9b), תְּחִנָּתִ֑י (v.10a), תְּֽפִלָּתִ֥י (v.10b), אֹיְבָ֑י (v.11a)	second half of the psalm (vv.7-11), esp. v.7	beginning and ending of sections 3 and 4
2ms	בְּאַפְּךָ֥ (v.2a), בַּחֲמָתְךָ֥ (v.2b), חַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ (v.5b), זִכְרֶ֑ךָ (v.6a), לָּֽךְ (v.6b)	only in the first half of the psalm (vv.2-6)	beginning of psalm (v.2ab); ending of second section / first half (v.6ab)

Based on the use of suffixes alone, the psalm appears to divide in two halves. 2ms suffixes appear only in the first half, while 1cs suffixes fill the second half. The first half focuses on Yahweh (2ms), beginning with his anger/wrath (v.2ab) and ends with his steadfast love (v.5b), recollection (v.6a), and praise (v.6b). In the second half, the psalmist focuses on his own sorrows.
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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	זִכְרֶ֑ךָ (v.6a), לָּֽךְ׃ (v.6b)	v.6
1cs	תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי (v.2a), תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃ (v.2b), חָנֵּ֥נִי (v.3a), רְפָאֵ֥נִי (v.3b), ה֝וֹשִׁיעֵ֗נִי (v.5b)	vv.2-5; absent in second half of psalm (vv.7-11)

Object suffixes appear only in the first half of the psalm, sections 1 (vv.2-4) and 2 (vv.5-6).
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Addressee change

Character Features

Ref.	Speaker	Addressee	Person	Subject/Agent
2a	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
2b	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
3a	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
3b	David	Yahweh	1	David
3c	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
3d	David	Yahweh	1	David
4a	David	Yahweh	3	David's נֶפֶשׁ
4b	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
5a	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
5b	David	Yahweh	2	Yahweh
6a	David	Yahweh	3	Remembrance of Yahweh
6b	David	Yahweh	3	מִי
7a	David	Yahweh	1	David
7b	David	Yahweh	1	David
7c	David	Yahweh	1	David
8a	David	Yahweh	1	David's eye
8b	David	Yahweh	1	David or David's eye
9a	David	פעלי און	2	פעלי און
9b	David	פעלי און	3	Yahweh
10a	David	פעלי און	3	Yahweh
10b	David	פעלי און	3	Yahweh
11a	David	Yahweh	3	איבי
11b	David	Yahweh	3	איבי

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Subject change

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