Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Vadim Cherny" <vadim_lv AT center-tv.net>]

Karl Randolph wrote:

> Of the 57 verses where LMW is found, the vast majority have the LMW in the 
> ordinate state (did I name it right?), hence the vowel under the prefix L- 
> will be lengthened. <

Vice-versa, lamo is absolute, lmo is derivative smihut form.

> Within Biblical Hebrew itself, there is no clue that the -MW suffix existed 
> as other than a unit which, from its use, can be for a singular even though 
> it is more often used for a plural. <

Besides the fact that all lamo refer to plural, you need to dwell into 
etymology of lamo to understand why it relates to plural.

Vadim Cherny
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> HH: 
It says God 
make the chariot wheels come off so that it was 
difficult to steer the chariots:
There is no mention of mud. While that is a 
possible explanation, God may have directly 
caused the wheels to come off. <

Tie down, bridle; not come off

>HH: Third, it is quite obvious that all the Egyptians died, the whole army:

Ex. 14:28 The water flowed back and covered the 
chariots and horsemen - the entire army of 
Pharaoh that had followed the Israelites into the 
sea. Not one of them survived. <

Option A. By the time chariots drown, water increased, swallowing the foot 
soldiers who stumbled around. This is plausible in the context: the army was 
drown not immediately, but only in morning, when the tide increased. The 
waters specifically "came back," not down, quite reminiscent of tide.
Option B. lecol is not "even all," but (water swallowed all charioteers) up 
to all (army). Mounted avantgarde drown, and even the foot soldiers came to 
the water line.

Vadim Cherny