Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 03/02/2005 15:23, Karl Randolph wrote:

> Peter:
>
> Remember in a previous discussion I mentioned that I look at lexemes not so 
> much from their formal aspect, but more from their functional use?
>
> Likewise, here I see )$R and $- prefix as functional equivelants, i.e. they 
> are almost perfect synonyms. It is my impression that $- prefix is used more 
> in poetry and )$R everywhere else in Tanakh. It acts as if it were a 
> contraction. That's what I notice. As a result, I missed your objections.
>
>  
OK. I understand your position. But if you meant "If we accept that $- 
... is a synonym of )$R" (which I do), and deliberately take no position 
on derivations, then it seems strange that you made a claim about 
"contraction".

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