Syntax Search רֵאשִׁית

The NIDOTTE says that רֵאשִׁית is used in an absolute, independent construction 5×, only one of which carries the meaning “beginning” (Isa 46:10).

I would like to search for these five times and have been trying to do a syntax search all day. I have watched videos and searched the forums, but although I found some similar searches, nothing helped and I am at a loss.

Can someone out there help me to know how this search can be done?

Many thanks,

Michael

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SamK

Michael,

I did a simple Moph seach and came up with * hits. By simply observation you can see that three of the hits are not independent and the other five are.

SamK

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/637929#Comment_637929

I finally got a picture for you. I need to edit the number of total hits to eight, five of which are independent.

Michael Fordham

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/637944#Comment_637944

Hi Sam,

Thank you for your reply, I appreciate it very much!

According to these results though, Isaiah 46:10 is not independent whereas NIDOTTE says that it is. I must be making a mistake somewhere...?

Michael Fordham

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/637944#Comment_637944

I created this search from Isaiah 46:10 but it gets no results at all... :-(

Michael Fordham

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/638071#Comment_638071

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/638072#Comment_638072

It often pays to keep it simple

I could have started it from the preceding Clause but no further back.

Either way provides the one result Is 46:10

Michael Fordham

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/638107#Comment_638107

Hi Dave,

I was following a video example, but that is so much more simple and understandable! Thank you!

How would I expand that to get all 5 verses where רֵאשִׁית is used in an absolute, independent construction?

Many thanks for your help!

Blessings,

Michael

Fr Devin Roza

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/638113#Comment_638113

Dave was just trying to show you how you could simplify what you did.

As SamK illustrated, the search for reshit in an absolute state is easy using the Morph search.

And, if by "independent", the author of the article in the NIDOTTE meant that it didn't have a prefix or suffix, then it is clear that either the author is wrong regarding Isaiah 46:10, or that the author was referring to a different textual version.

There's no need to use a syntax search... at least if that is what is meant here by "independent" and "absolute."

Michael Fordham

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/638145#Comment_638145

Thank you, I appreciate what Dave showed me and also SamK. I understand that the Morph search uses the Syntax search engine and I want to learn how to use this powerful tool, so I set myself the task of looking for these five examples - without much success. It is easy to follow a video with examples, but using it for other searches is the real test.

I will keep trying to learn...

Blessings,

Michael

Fr Devin Roza

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/638153#Comment_638153

Apart from the videos, and trial and error, the best place to learn is here: https://faithlife.com/logos-syntax-searching/activity. This is a Faithlife group dedicated to Syntax Searching. There are lots of examples searches you can download, and lots of helpful people. [Y]

Be sure when you go there to check out the "Creating a Syntax Search" Notes document. This document describes a methodology for syntax search. As well, be sure to look through the "Shared Syntax Searches - Descriptions" Notes document, which describes many of the searches available there. Then, connect up to some of the searches and try to work through them, understanding the logic. Some of them can get pretty complicated, so start with some simple ones and work up.

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/638153#Comment_638153

I understand that the Morph search uses the Syntax search engine and I want to learn how to use this powerful tool, so I set myself the task of looking for these five examples

They are independent search engines but Syntax Search uses the Morphological syntax for consistency.

Michael Fordham

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/638248#Comment_638248

Apart from the videos, and trial and error, the best place to learn is here: https://faithlife.com/logos-syntax-searching/activity. This is a Faithlife group dedicated to Syntax Searching. There are lots of examples searches you can download, and lots of helpful people.

Be sure when you go there to check out the "Creating a Syntax Search" Notes document. This document describes a methodology for syntax search. As well, be sure to look through the "Shared Syntax Searches - Descriptions" Notes document, which describes many of the searches available there. Then, connect up to some of the searches and try to work through them, understanding the logic. Some of them can get pretty complicated, so start with some simple ones and work up.

Thank you Devin. I have joined the Faithlife group and look forward to learning more about how to use the Syntax search tool. Many thanks for your advice!

Blessings,

Michael

Michael Fordham

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/638281#Comment_638281

I understand that the Morph search uses the Syntax search engine and I want to learn how to use this powerful tool, so I set myself the task of looking for these five examples

They are independent search engines but Syntax Search uses the Morphological syntax for consistency.

Thank you Dave. You are always most helpful on the Logos Forums and I appreciate you very much!

Blessings,

Michael

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/638384#Comment_638384

Thank you Dave. You are always most helpful on the Logos Forums and I appreciate you very much!

Thank you for your encouragement!