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  • From: "Dave Washburn" <dwashbur AT nyx.net>
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: waw-consecs and timing
  • Date: Tue, 4 May 1999 11:39:10 -0700



> Does the waw-consecutive have any implicit timing in it. It generally
> describes consecutive events, but is there any idea about the time gap
> between the events?

Nope.

> If there two waw-consecutives are mentioned pretty much one after the other,
> does this mean they _immediately_ follow on? Or does this depend on the
> context?

It all depends on the context. That includes whether there is a
time gap or not, and even whether the one follows the other.

Dave Washburn
http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur
A Bible that's falling apart means a life that isn't.




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