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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4)
- From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
- To: Bob MacDonald <bobmacdonald AT shaw.ca>
- Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4)
- Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 22:39:15 -0500
Bob,
In my opinion the purpose of the dagesh is to indicate that the "waw conversive" is not part of the verb but only an addendum to it. This VA is a variant of the substantive BA, English 'be'. Following the waw comes a personal pronoun standing for the actor. For instance (I am using the example on page 197 of the paper, Ex. 19:3), VA-YI-KRA, in which YI = HI is God. Thus, VA-YI-KRA = BA-HI-KRA.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Mar 4, 2007, at 9:02 PM, Bob MacDonald wrote:
Thanks for all the contributions on this subject. In spite of the rather
confusing terminology - all those kill and be killed verbs - it has been
informative of linguistic issues and the disagreements.
I found a useful paper at
http://www.basicsofbiblicalhebrew.com/images/wayyiqtol1.pdf
I find it curious, that the form of the waw conversive, or not, is contained
in the vowel markings and a dagesh forte.
Does the dagesh occur in the original or is it also a Masoretic invention?
Bob
Bob MacDonald
Victoria BC
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4)
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Rolf Furuli, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Peter Kirk, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Rolf Furuli, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Peter Kirk, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Vadim Cherny, 03/06/2007
- Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4), Isaac Fried, 03/06/2007
- Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4), Vadim Cherny, 03/06/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Vadim Cherny, 03/06/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Peter Kirk, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Rolf Furuli, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Peter Kirk, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Rolf Furuli, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Bob MacDonald, 03/04/2007
- Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4), Isaac Fried, 03/04/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Isaac Fried, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Peter Kirk, 03/05/2007
- Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4), Isaac Fried, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Peter Kirk, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Rolf Furuli, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Peter Kirk, 03/05/2007
- Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4), Rolf Furuli, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
Peter Kirk, 03/05/2007
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Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4),
David Kummerow, 03/04/2007
- Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4), David Kummerow, 03/05/2007
- Re: [b-hebrew] Passive Qal vs Hoph'al?, pporta, 03/05/2007
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