Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jerry Shepherd" <jerry.shepherd AT taylor-edu.ca>]

Hi Chris,

 

Two things.  First, I don't see a niphal verb in Prov 2:22 with an
object suffix. The "sufformative" on the niphal verb in that verse
simply indicates the p/g/# of the verb itself.

 

Second, Weingreen is certainly right, at least in principle, that a
niphal verb should not take an object.  The exception he notes is not
really an exception, because the suffix in his example is not the object
but rather the "owner" of the action.  In other words, the infinitive
construct is in construct with the pronominal suffix.  At least that's
the way I see it.   Perhaps there are others on the list who see it or
explain it differently.

 

Berachot,

 

Jerry

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: wattswestmaas [mailto:wattswestmaas AT eircom.net] 
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 2:08 PM
To: B-Hebrew
Subject: [b-hebrew] Passive/reflex verbs don't take suffixes??

 

Hallo Members of the board,

 

Please could someone clear up a minor confusion for me, OR a mistake on
my

part!

 

Weingreen (Oxford Hebrew Grammar) writes: "It will be understood that
ONLY

the active verbs can take suffixes, niphal, pual, hophal and hitpael are

passives/reflexives and cannot govern an object..." he then proceeds to
make

ONLY ONE exception (an infinitive construct, 'his being burned).

 

I read then prov 2:22 and discover a NIPHAL with a suffix.  i then
proceed

to check in Shoshan's concordance and lo and behold --  loads more
niphals

with suffixes.  gesenius also mentions prov 2:22 as being a passive

consttuction sentence.

 

What have I missed????

 

Regards, Chris - ireland.

 

 

 

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