"The metrical structure of Psalm 137" by John J McCarthy

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The metrical structure of Psalm 137

Journal of Biblical Literature (1981)

John J McCarthy, university of massachusetts, Amherst
Morris Halle

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Abstract

Psalm 137 has a syllable-counting meter. As in French, syllables after the line-final stress are not counted. Several emendations of the textus receptus are also proposed.

Disciplines

Morphology,
Near Eastern Languages and Societies and
Phonetics and Phonology

Publication Date

1981

Citation Information

John J McCarthy and Morris Halle. "The metrical structure of Psalm 137" Journal of Biblical Literature Vol. 100 (1981)
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