Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter_Kirk AT SIL.ORG]

The latest Westminster Morphological database defines this occurrence 
as "@vqi1cp{1}Cm" which means "verb qal imperfect 1st plural 
(cohortative meaning only)". The references for the form NA(:ALEH with 
cohortative meaning (as determined by the Westminster editors, 
presumably) (i.e. including instances without the waw) are: GEN 35:3; 
NUM 20:19; JDG 18:9; ISA 2:3; 7:6; JER 6:4,5; 31:6; MIC 4:2. There are 
other cases of the same form which are not said to be cohortative in 
meaning: NUM 13:30; 16:12,14; DEU 1:22,41; 1SA 14:9; 2KI 3:8.

Peter Kirk


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Subject: W:Na(a:LeH in Is 2:3
Author:  zellmer AT cag.pworld.net.ph at internet
Date:    26/01/1999 22:40


A quick "no-brainer," which should be taken as an admission of my 
state-of-(no)-mind!

Is W:Na(a:LeH in the quotation of the "many people" a weyiqtol or 
is it a cohortative?  I can't recall what the word formation rules 
would result in if one adds qamets-he to a lamed-he (third-he) 
verb.  My guess from the hortatory nature of this discourse is 
that we indeed have a cohortative.

--
Paul and Dee Zellmer, Jimmy Guingab, Geoffrey Beltran 
Ibanag Translation Project
Cabagan, Philippines

zellmer AT faith.edu.ph





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