רְוָחָה “break,” “clearing,” “relief” II נוּחַ “sigh” רוּחַ “spirit,” “breath,” “wind” §§6.2.1a (97), 6.2.2d (99), 6.3.2c (101): Agreement (or, congruence) is the primary function of gender. Over a century ago, Gesenius (followed closely by Kautzsch and Cowley) explained gender in Hebrew on the basis of contemporary cultural opinion rather than on solid linguistic science. See GKC §122m–n, u as primary examples of the chauvinistic treatment of gender in Hebrew. While gender in classical
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