Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Chris and Nel" <wattswestmaas AT eircom.net>]

Hallo Karl, I am sorry but I am even more confused.  In even-shoshan and 
Davidson the root for this verb 'cholalti' is given as Chet-vav-lamed, which 
did also surprise me.  I do not see that the root chet-lamed-lamed' as you 
suggest how it follows?  Maybe I am mis-reading your root?  But all the 
books are pointing to the chet vav lamed root, as I said this also surprises 
me.

Regards
Chris.

> Chris:
>
> On 1/1/07, Chris and Nel <wattswestmaas AT eircom.net> wrote:
> > Stumbling accross psalm 51:7 I am perplexed ...
> >
> > 1.  Is this just idiomatic?  Twisting and turning in pain for example 
> > came
> > also to mean "brought forth"?
> The verb here is XLL ??? in a passive voice. It has the meaning of
> making common with a derivative sense of production.
>
> It is neither from XWL ??? to turn around vigorously as in a dance nor
> XYL ??? to writhe as in pain, a very forceful action.
>
> > 2.  I would like to understand rather simply how the yod and vav are
> > interchangeable since most hollow verbs follow an either/or pattern.
> The waw and yod are often used as materes lectionis, and sometimes
> not. When one reads the text without points, yods can pop up where one
> expects waws and visa versa, or neither will appear when one is
> expected, or one or the other appears where none is expected. It all
> makes for rather interesting reading.
>
> > Thankyou
> >
> > Chris.
>
> Karl W. Randolph.