A Letter Respecting Some Particularities of the Hebrew Syntax

Granville Sharp was the very definition of a Renaissance Man: self-taught in Law, Hebrew, Greek, and Music – and highly accomplished in all of them. Greek students know him as the author of the "Granville Sharp Rule," history buffs know him as a British abolitionist; but his contributions to the study of Hebrew have been relegated to the footnotes... until now. In this formerly out-of-print work, Sharp dissects all of the available Hebrew grammars for any inkling of data on the function of the waw-hahipuch (vav of reversal) and proceeds to formulate the most comprehensive set of rules with regard thereto, complete with numerous examples from Scripture. This edition includes a new biographical introduction and an annotated bibliographical survey of the grammars with which Sharp interacted. As an added bonus, Granville Sharp’s rather impressive family is presented in a family tree in the inside back cover.