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  • From: "George Athas" <gathas AT hotkey.net.au>
  • To: "'B-Hebrew@Lists. Ibiblio. Org'" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Why "believe" are in Hifil stem?
  • Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003 22:54:20 +1000

> Good point, Trevor. Another example, among quite a few, where a verb occurs
> in
a stem (binyan) that no longer serves its original meaning is "dibber" -- "he
spoke", nothing intensive here.
>
> Uri


There is a case for arguing that the root DBR occurs naturally in the Piel
stem
because it is viewed as a formal action. That is, the intensive nature of the
action has to do with formality.

Also, the possibility of two objects is not always an indicator of a causative
stem. It works sometimes, but not always.

Nevertheless, the general point is well made. We need to see certain verbs as
simply occuring naturally in one particularly stem.


Best regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Lecturer of Biblical Languages
Southern Cross College
Sydney, Australia





  • Re: [b-hebrew] Why "believe" are in Hifil stem?, George Athas, 09/01/2003

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