[b-hebrew] Ecc 12:6: BWR

pporta at oham.net pporta at oham.net
Sat Apr 5 00:18:30 EDT 2008


>> As regards "to run"... are you sure that it is one of them?
>> If yes, do you think that:
>>
>> 1. I run 20 miles every week  -- is intransitive use
>> 2. I cannot run this program -- is transitive use?
>>
>
> Correct on both. Or another example, "The snake oil salesman was run out 
> of
> town."

_______

Yes, Karl.
>From an English viewpoint this is as you write. But from a Hebrew viewpoint 
it is wrong.
The Hebrew view of the sentence is:
"The snake oil salesman was caused to run out of the town"
Namely, the Huph'al and not the Niph'al of "run".
I mean: the right word  --if we should to translate the sentence into 
Hebrew-- would not the Niph'al of RWC, but the Huph'al of RWC. Look at B.2 
in  www.oham.net/out/P-d/P-d083.html
and remark the examples taken from the Bible.
I suggest you to take advice whether the Niph'al of RWC really exists.

Warm greetings!

Pere Porta



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