Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Ken Penner" <ken.penner AT acadiau.ca>]

> -----Original Message-----
> [mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Peter Kirk

> But are 
> there examples of word final vav for any vowel in 
> inscriptional Hebrew? 
> If not, we have to assume either that there are no words 
> ending in -o in inscriptional Hebrew, which is rather 
> unlikely given how common they are in later Hebrew, or else 
> that they were spelled with final he.

According to Gogel's grammar, final waw representing long U is found in 
Arjud 7:1 Y&B(W 
Arjud 7:2: YTNW
Arjud 13 YHW (?)
Qasile 1:3 [)]XYHW
Herr 45, 108 YRMYHW
Herr 79 )RYHW
Herr 121 NTNYHW; (BDYHW
Herr 140 Y$(YHW

Final he representing long O is found in
Arjud 14 )$RTH (this is of course, controversial)

No other matres lectionis are attested for final -O.

Ken Penner
Post-biblical Hebrew/Acadia
Hebrew vocabulary software: http://s91279732.onlinehome.us/flash/