| 21. Linguistic Exegesis This verse presents a list of place-names linked by the vav conjunction. The prefix vav appears in veremet {וְרֶמֶת | wə-re-meṯ} ‘and Remeth’, ve’eyn-ganim {וְעֵין־גַּנִּים | wə-ʿēn-gan-nîm} ‘and En Gannim’, ve’eyn {וְעֵין | wə-ʿēn} ‘and En’, and uveyt patsetz {בֵּית פַּצֵּץ | bēt-pat-ṣêṣ} ‘and Beth Pazzez’. The maqqef between eyn and gannim binds the elements into one compound, while the construct chain in uveyt patsetz marks ‘house of Pazzez’. In the absence of verbs, English uses commas and a final conjunction to preserve the Hebrew’s rhythmic series. |