[Mesorah] Melo Khol Ha'aretz Kevodo

[Mandel, Seth via Mesorah]

I cannot perceive a difference here, and would attribute the different versions to poetry.
Sometimes, the difference in meaning is clear, but even then I think that poetic license may be at work.
Exampli gratia: bonei Yerushalim is the noun in construct, meaning "the builder of Y-m." Boneh Y-m is a verb form, and a brokho based on that would mean Blessed ... is He who builds (or is builiding) Y-m."
In Shmoneh ‘Esrei, we use the first form, since we are quoting from the pasuq in T'hilllim 147:2, where it is a noun form ("God is the Builder of Y-m").  But if somone used the form with a segol, would it really change the meaning?
Similar question would be relating to "m'chayyei hametim" vs. "m'chayyeh hametim."
Certainly different, but a subtle difference in meaning.  Micha may perceive a signifcantly theological distinction, and I would be happy to hear one.  But I think that the difference is these cases is mostly do to poetry.

Seth Mandel
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Subject: Re: [Mesorah] Melo Khol Ha'aretz Kevodo

On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 08:29:19PM -0500, Zev Sero via Mesorah wrote:
:
: Yes.  "Malei" is a verb.  "Melo" is a noun.  The pasuk is saying that
: His Honour is th whole earth's fill (that-which-fills-it).  As in
: "melo ha`omer mimenu", or "melo chofneichem", or "hayam umlo'o".

More importantly, what's the difference in meaning or connotation between
    the world is full of His Glory
and
    His Glory is that which fills the world
?
Yes, they parse differently; but are they describing diferent propositions?

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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