Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Steve:

My concordance lists only verbs, nouns, adjectives 
and adverbs, to prevent the volume from becoming 
too large. I have not made a list of such uses of 
the waw prefix, but I was taught to watch out for 
them in my first year Hebrew class that I took. For 
those who read using points, I was taught that this 
use of the waw prefix is most often indicated by a 
shewa under the waw, but you can't count on it 
100%. 

As a result, I am not surprised to find them though 
that use of the waw prefix is not common.

Well, we have two such uses: Isaiah 53:2 and now 
Psalm 25:11. While reading the text, we can be on 
the lookout for more examples if you wish.

Karl W. Randolph.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Miller" <smille10 AT sbcglobal.net>
> 
> 
> Karl, Do you, or anyone know of any other examples, preferably 3, where the
> waw prefix is translated as "that"?
> Thanks,
> -Steve
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Karl Randolph Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:59 PM
> >
> > Steve:
> >
> > I read this waw as having a meaning translated
> > better as "that" than "and". The same as the last
> > waw in Isaiah 53:2 "that we should desire that
> > particular one."
> >
> > So the reading of Psalm 25:11 "It is for your
> > name's sake that you forgive my perversion, for
> > it is great."
> >
> > Karl W. Randolph.
> >


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