Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Vadim Cherny" <VadimCherny AT mail.ru>]

Steve, I'm away from the computer for the next week (using a smartphone),
but if you open Neilah prayer, you would find such phrases in nearly every
paragraph. I just can't check them in Tanakh right now, but they are common
there, too. Check the line when God tells Cain, "If you do good, patience."

Vadim Cherny



> > From: Vadim Cherny Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 3:44 AM
> >
> > To omit a verb is extremely common in informal literature, such as
> > prayers,
> > and to a lesser extent psalms. The phrase runs, like a lion [e.g.,
> > threaten]
> > my hands and feet.
> >
> > Vadim Cherny
> >
> [Steve Miller] Vadim, can you please give me 3 examples of a missing
action
> verb from the Tanach? Of course, do use an example of a missing stative
> verb, nor a case where the verb is in the 1st 1/2 of a verse, but omitted
in
> a parallel 2nd 1/2 because it is implied by repetition.
> thanks,
> -Steve Miller
> Detroit
> www.voiceinwilderness.info
>