Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

On 09/03/2007 21:56, K Randolph wrote:
> ...
>
> Now, when one adds to that that when one reads an unpointed text, the
> WEYIQTOL and WAYYIQTOL are indistinguishable ...

For most verbs. But they are distinguishable, in the consonantal text, 
for lamed-he verbs (usually apocopated in WAYYIQTOL) and in some hiphil 
forms, although there are some exceptions which may suggest places where 
the two forms have been confused.

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