A lexeme refers to an underlying word unit that carries meaning, independent of its specific grammatical forms. For example, variations created by tense, case, or number belong to one lexeme because they express the same central idea. Linguists use the concept of a lexeme to distinguish meaning from form, allowing words to be studied as stable semantic units even when their surface shapes change across sentences as this helps clarify how vocabulary functions within a language system.
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- Noegel, Scott B., “More Geminate Ballast and Clustering in Biblical Hebrew” in Ian Wilson and Diana Edelman (eds.) History, Memory, and Hebrew Scriptures: Studies in Honor of Ehud Ben Zvi
- French, Nathan S., A Theocentric Interpretation of הדעת טוב ורע: The Knowledge of Good and Evil as the Knowledge for Administering Reward and Punishment
- Polak, Frank H., "Pluses and Minuses of the LXX on the Pentateuch Textual Transmission and Gradual Expansion" in Cook, Johann (ed.) Bible and Computer: The Stellenbosch AIBI-6 Conference : Proceedings of the Association Internationale Bible et Informatique, “From Alpha to Byte”
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