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[b-hebrew] The Yood as a prefix

From: "Ethel Jean (Kowan) Saltz" <macnietspingal AT airmail.net>
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Subject: [b-hebrew] The Yood as a prefix
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2006 07:39:50 -0500

I am having difficulty in deciding a root of 3 when there's a "Yood" because it can be a prefix meaning a continuing action or it simply can be part of the root? How is that handled by Hebrew linguists? Just use the Torah scolls please, without vowels.

[b-hebrew] The Yood as a prefix, Ethel Jean (Kowan) Saltz, 11/02/2006