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  • From: "B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] nun hay hay verb "to wail"
  • Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:39:27 -0400

Hi Kenneth,

In a few minutes' search, I found none of my grammars are much help on your question about this unique root. I think NHH is a geminate root. In the Qal qatal I think it would conjugate like a third heh, like so:

3.m.s. NFHFH
3.f.s. NFHTFH
2.m.s. NFHYTFH
2.f.s. NFHYT
1.c.s. NFHYTY

etc.

Qal participle m. p. , which I give as a "present," would be

NOHYM

I don't know if NHH is in current use. If it is, perhaps one of our native speakers of Israeli Hebrew can confirm my answers. A college edition modern Hebrew dictionary would also answer your question, I think, but I am not sure if anyone who owns one is listening.

Hoping to help a little, but don't quote me on any of it! ;-)

Bryan

kenneth greifer wrote:
Is the verb spelled nun hay hay "to wail" a geminate verb? Could it be conjugated using just nun and hay? If it could , how would it be conjugated as the present tense masculing plural if you used nun hay? Would it be nun hay yum mem or nun yud mem? Even if this verb is not a geminate verb , how would a geminate verb spelled with hay as the second and third root letters be conjugated in this way? Would both hays be dropped?

Kenneth Greifer


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