Biblical Hebrew Forum

[John Ronning <ronning AT ilink.nis.za>]

Bryan Rocine wrote:

> holek(or `omed or qarob)-lamed-infinitive is not BH.  it is Modern.
i'm
> not saying the construction can't be found with a computer search.
i'm
> saying that in BH,  'ani holek ledaber does not mean "i am about to
speak";
>  it means "i am going (someplace) in order to speak."

What about Gen 25:32?  'anoki holek lamuth    (found with a human mind
search).  Where was Esau going to go to die? Or did he need lessons in
proper BH?

John Ronning