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  = another god, and   (but cf. above, –). On the other hand, is to be explained as having been said by the Philistines, who supposed that the Israelites had several gods. On the connexion of with a plural predicate, see.

2. On the adjective (in the construct state) governing a following genitive, see ; for the participle in the same construction, see –l.

A. Wünsche, ‘Der Komparativ im Hebr. im Lichte der arab. Gramm.,’ in Vierteljahrsschrift für Bibelkunde, 1904, p. 398 ff.

1. Hebrew possesses no special forms either for the comparative or superlative of the adjective. In order to express a comparative, the person or thing which is to be represented as excelled in some particular quality is attached to the attributive word by the preposition, e.g.  . The fundamental idea evidently is, tall away from all the people (beyond all the people); cf. , Frequently an infinitive appears as the object of the comparison, e.g.  it is better that I give her to thee, than that I should, give her, &c.;, f.

Rem. 1. This use of is also very common when the attributive idea is represented by an intransitive verb, e.g.  ;. . Elsewhere, especially after transitive verbs, rather represents (on its different senses see –) the idea