[b-hebrew] Isaiah 52:5 hapax legomenon?

tladatsi at charter.net tladatsi at charter.net
Sat May 24 23:22:19 EDT 2008


Hello,

I have a question in regards to Isaiah 52:5.  There is a verb yehēlīlū the hiphil 3rd person plural from the root YLL which is generally translated as "they howled".  Most of the time that a verb derived from YLL is used it is in the imperative (You howl!) but at least in Micah 1:8 it occurs in the as the hiphil (first person singular imperfect).

So my question is this: Is the verb yehēlīlū a hapax legomenon since this is the only time it occurs (that I can find any how) in the 3rd person plural?  Any thoughts are appreciated.  


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Jack Tladatsi


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