Biblical Hebrew Forum

["UUC" <unikom AT paco.net>]

You're right in a sense. There is the segol vowelization in two-letter roots
in the future tense, but not with first nun, but with the third hey.

Sincerely,

Vadim Cherny


> Vadim,
>
> I could have sworn that the wacons form of נתן was וַיִּתֶן (or something
> similar)! I must just have been out of it. Now that I have looked at it,
> וַיִּתֵּן is the regular wacons form (as far as I can see).
>
> תודה רבה
> יונה מישאל בן אברהם
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "UUC" <unikom AT paco.net>
> To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 2:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Isaiah 53
>
>
> > Dear Jason,
> >
> > Would you clarify your point? wayiten with the same vowelization is
found
> in
> > Gen1:17, etc
> >
> > >I thought that the wacons (vav-consecutive) form of NTN נתן was pointed
> > differently: vayiten (with a penultimate stress and a segol in the
> ultima).
> > So, I would take the text as it is as a future tense because the vowel
> > quality is not shifted for the wacons.<
> >
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Vadim Cherny
>
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