Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.beitberl.ac.il>]

Dear Lewis,
The MH present-tense (=BH active participle) conjugation is zan, zanah,
zanim, zanot, just like qam, qamah, qamim, qamot/
Yours,
Jonathan D. Safren
----- Original Message -----
From: Lewis Reich <lbr AT sprynet.com>
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 10:14 AM
Subject: Re: בעניין: Rahab (was: `ad hayom hazeh)


> On 10 Feb 00, at 9:19, Jonathan Safren wrote:
>
> > Dear Lewis,
> > The root of zan in ha-zan et ha-olam is zwn, just like the root of qam
> > in "ha-qamim 'aleykha" is qwm. Both are ayin-vav verbs.
>
> I recognized that, but what I'm having trouble recalling is how to
conjugate it.
> Would the feminine singular present tense be "zanah" or "zonah"?
>
> Lewis Reich
>
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