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  • From: Alviero Niccacci <alviero.niccacci AT studiumbiblicum.org>
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  • Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Waw Copulative in Hebrew Narrative
  • Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 08:25:07 +0300

>

>Dear Alviero,
>What about the waw copula that begins the book of Ezra (and Shemot and 1
>Kings)?

We are dealing with wayyiqtol form, not with waw preposed to a
non-verbal element.

Yes, I am changing the subject a bit, if you don't mind.
Liz

Lisbeth S. Fried, Ph. D.
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Department of Near Eastern Studies
University of Michigan
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No, when waw is placed before a non-verbal element it does not affect the syntactic function of the sentence--i.e. its function remains the same as without waw.
What counts syntactically is the position of the finite verb, i.e.:

first position = main function--as is the case with wayyiqtol, which continues the main line of communication of the preceding narrative,

and second position = usually secondary function--as is the case with the x-qatal constructions found at the beginning of Ezra and 1 Kings, while Exodus begins with waw + non-verbal sentence--all of them are secondary-line constructions providing antecedent information (or setting) before the start of the main line of a new narrative. They signal a break in the narrative while wayyiqtol signals continuation.

I think I have explained this issue several times in this forum.
Sorry, I am not in a position to continue a long discussion.
Best wishes,
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Interesting. I hadn't come across this one either. Does it work even in Notepad? It doesn't in my Windows 2000. Something of the sort works in Wordpad, but not exactly as you describe e.g. shift + right alt switches the keyboard to Hebrew, and some combination made the paragraph right aligned but I'm not sure what.


Even in notepad on WinXP. You have to be careful... I think it's quite
picky, that it's in this order:
Hold right ctrl
Pres right shift
Release

Shift-ctrl doesn't work.

- Joel




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