October 5, 2021 // The Biblical Languages Podcast

In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso interviews Keren Dubnov on the semantics of locative verbs in biblical Hebrew.
Keren Dubnov has a PhD in Linguistics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is a teacher in Hebrew Linguistics at the David Yellin Academic College of Education in Jerusalem. She worked as a scientific secretary at the Academy of the Hebrew Language for many years. Her main specialty is pre-modern and modern Hebrew grammar, including its biblical sources.
This episode is also a tribute to Edit Doron and her work. From her website: "Prof. Edit Doron, a pioneering researcher and leader in the field of theoretical and Semitic Linguistics, passed away, just before she turned 68, having been ill with cancer for several years."
Here's a snapshot of what you can expect in this conversation:
- What are locative verbs and what is locative alternation in biblical Hebrew
- The two classes of locative verbs and how arguments are lexicalized in them
- The difference between a verb-framed language and a satellite-framed language
- How the semantics of prepositions works within differently framed languages
- Examples of how locative verbs, locative alternation, and prepositions work in biblical Hebrew
- And more!
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Show notes
The work of Edit Doron can be accessed here: Publications | Prof. Edit Doron
This is Part 5 of our series on Lexical Semantics. Check out the other episodes in this series:
- Part 1: Foundations of Lexical Semantics with Malka Rappaport Hovav
- Part 2: Greek and Septuagint Lexicography with William Ross
- Part 3: Biblical Hebrew Lexicography with Reinier de Blois
- Part 4: Biblical Greek Word Study (πίστις) with Nijay Gupta
- Part 6: How to Know What Biblical Greek Words Mean
- Part 7: Bonus Episode - Data, Fallacies, and Objections
- Part 8: How to Know What Biblical Hebrew Words Mean
Where to listen
Listen to the full episode, share your feedback, and let us know topics you'd like to hear on future episodes!
October 6, 2021 // The Biblical Languages Podcast

In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso interviews Keren Dubnov on the semantics of locative verbs in biblical Hebrew.
Keren Dubnov has a PhD in Linguistics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is a teacher in Hebrew Linguistics at the David Yellin Academic College of Education in Jerusalem. She worked as a scientific secretary at the Academy of the Hebrew Language for many years. Her main specialty is pre-modern and modern Hebrew grammar, including its biblical sources.
This episode is also a tribute to Edit Doron and her work. From her website: "Prof. Edit Doron, a pioneering researcher and leader in the field of theoretical and Semitic Linguistics, passed away, just before she turned 68, having been ill with cancer for several years."
Here's a snapshot of what you can expect in this conversation:
- What are locative verbs and what is locative alternation in biblical Hebrew
- The two classes of locative verbs and how arguments are lexicalized in them
- The difference between a verb-framed language and a satellite-framed language
- How the semantics of prepositions works within differently framed languages
- Examples of how locative verbs, locative alternation, and prepositions work in biblical Hebrew
- And more!
Show notes
The work of Edit Doron can be accessed here: Publications | Prof. Edit Doron
This is Part 5 of our series on Lexical Semantics. Check out the other episodes in this series:
- Part 1: Foundations of Lexical Semantics with Malka Rappaport Hovav
- Part 2: Greek and Septuagint Lexicography with William Ross
- Part 3: Biblical Hebrew Lexicography with Reinier de Blois
- Part 4: Biblical Greek Word Study (πίστις) with Nijay Gupta
- Part 6: How to Know What Biblical Greek Words Mean
- Part 7: Bonus Episode - Data, Fallacies, and Objections
- Part 8: How to Know What Biblical Hebrew Words Mean
Where to listen
Listen to the full episode, share your feedback, and let us know topics you'd like to hear on future episodes!

The Biblical Languages Podcast hosts discussions and interviews related to learning the biblical languages and issues relevant to biblical exegesis. Episodes cover topics in 4 major categories: language acquisition, linguistics, cultural backgrounds, and exegesis.
Listen & subscribe here: https://biblingo.org/podcast/

The Biblical Languages Podcast hosts discussions and interviews related to learning the biblical languages and issues relevant to biblical exegesis. Episodes cover topics in 4 major categories: language acquisition, linguistics, cultural backgrounds, and exegesis.
Listen & subscribe here: https://biblingo.org/podcast/
Recent Posts
- The Inward Jew: Romans 2:28-29 and Biblical Greek Syntax
- Gentiles and Torah: Romans 2:14 and the Nature of Biblical Greek Adverbs
- Justified or Made Righteous? Biblical Greek, Lexical Semantics, and Romans 3:24
- The Meaning of δικαιόω (Justify) in Paul with James Prothro (Key Terms in Pauline Theology: Part 4)
- From the Faith for the Faith: Pistis in Romans 1:17 and Habakkuk 2:4