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RE: Preterite and Imperfect

From: "Trevor & Julie Peterson" <06peterson AT cua.edu>
To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
Subject: RE: Preterite and Imperfect
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:18:55 -0400

Peter wrote:

> Trevor, are there actually any cases which don't fit the following
> formula?
>
> Waw-patah-consonant-dagesh... = preterite
> Waw-qamets-aleph... = preterite (qamets is compensatory lengthening)
> Waw-patah-aleph... = imperfect
> Waw-schwa/hireq... = imperfect

What about cases where the dagesh drops from yod (mostly D(p) stems, I would
guess)?

Trevor Peterson
CUA/Semitics

Preterite and Imperfect, tmcos, 05/23/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- RE: Preterite and Imperfect, Trevor Peterson, 05/24/2002
- RE: Preterite and Imperfect, Peter Kirk, 05/24/2002
- RE: Preterite and Imperfect, Trevor & Julie Peterson, 05/24/2002
- RE: Preterite and Imperfect, Peter Kirk, 05/24/2002