Biblical Hebrew Forum

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> > I don't have the Masoretic points before me, but the consonantal text
> > could be pointed more than one way. Depending on the pointing, the
> > root could be either XWL or XLL, with the context giving the deciding
> > vote on which root to choose. Obviously the root indicated by the
> > pointing results in nonsense, therefore a different pointing ought be
> > considered.
> >
> > I read this as a passive from the root XLL, a reading that not only
> > fits grammatically, but the context as well. Either we are dealing
> > with a corrupted transmission of the tradition, or an irregular verb
> > with a unique vowel pattern.
>
> We have two parallel lines here in the Hebrew, here with the Masoretic 
> vowels transliterated for your reference:
>
> H"N-B.:(FWOWN XOWLFL:T.IY
> W.B:X"+:) YEX:EMAT:NIY )IM.IY
>
> My partial translation:
> Behold, in iniquity I ??-ed
> And in sin my mother ??-s me
>
> Whatever XWLLTY means here, it appears to be in synonymous parallelism 
> with something which the psalmist's mother does to him.
>
> Also wouldn't the vav in the unpointed text XWLLTY be out of place in a 
> form of XLL? 

Perhaps the form (W)DWMAMTY (Psa 131:2), of DMM, can help?


Pere