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  • From: Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>
  • To: Philip <philipengmann AT yahoo.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Definition (Parsing) of "MITAH" in Genesis 47:31
  • Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:11:37 +0100

On 18/04/2007 07:51, Philip wrote:
Dear All,
1. "WAYISHTAHU" in Genesis 47:31 is a reflexive verb.
Why do you assert that? Even if the verb is formally a variant Hithpael of $XH, that does not imply a reflexive meaning. More likely it is derived from a different stem.

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