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Re: Isaiah 9:6 and YKRA

From: "Reinhard G.Lehmann" <lehmann AT mail.Uni-Mainz.de>
To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Isaiah 9:6 and YKRA
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 16:22:54 +0000

lakr wrote:

> Is the verb YKRA (call) in Is 9:6(5) what is considered a
> Waw-consecutive ?

You mean Is 9:5 WYKRA? Sure it is.

> is there something in the grammar that causes the English
> translations to use the future tense ?

Sure there's nothing in the grammar, but maybe in the context.

reinhard g.lehmann

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Isaiah 9:6 and YKRA, lakr, 12/09/1998
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Isaiah 9:6 and YKRA, Trevor M Peterson, 12/09/1998
- Re: Isaiah 9:6 and YKRA, Reinhard G.Lehmann, 12/10/1998
- Re: Isaiah 9:6 and YKRA, Lee R. Martin, 12/10/1998