Psalm 88/Notes/Grammar.Vv. 3-4.738629

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  • v. 4b חַיַּי The noun חַיִּים "life" is pluralia tantum, i.e. a noun used in the plural only, with no singular form attested. Most of these nouns are abstract in meaning (JM §90f); cf. note on תוֹעֵבוֹת in v. 9b.