Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jason Hare" <jaihare AT gmail.com>]

In addition to what Yitzhak has already commented:

Your statement that "tiphqedenu (verse 5) is the only one of these
verbs that is not an emphatic piel verb" is false. The verb TZKRNW
תזכרנו ("you would/will him") is not piel either. It is qal. The
non-suffixed form is TZKWR תזכור ("you would/will remember"). The
hypothetical piel form of this word would be T.:ZAK.:REN.W.
תְּזַכְּרֶנּוּ (tezakrenu), since the piel imperfect would be formed
T.:ZAK."R תְּזַכֵּר (tezaker). As far as I know, this root does not
have a piel form.

So, we find a set of two 2nd-person-singular qal imperfects with
3rd-person-singular object suffices and a set of two
2nd-person-singular piel imperfects with 3rd-person-singular object
suffices. It's interesting, but it's definitely not a Massoretic
error.

B$LWM,
Jason

On 5/9/07, Philip <philipengmann AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> Dear Hebraists,
>
> There is something that I find a little curious in MT Psalm 8.
>
> MT Psalm 8:5 and Psalm 8:6 seems to form some sort of rhythm, or is similar 
> sounding.
>
> There are four verbs involved here: tizkerenu, tiphqedenu (verse 5), and
>                                                   tehasrehu and teaterehu 
> (verse 6).
>
> These four verbs seem to be similar in sound and in form with the exception 
> that tiphqedenu (verse 5) is the only one of these verbs that is not an 
> emphatic piel verb.
>
> Is it possible that this could have been an error?
>
> Could it be that tiphqedenu (verse 5) should have been a piel verb as well to 
> match the other three verbs?
>
> I am using BHS based on L.
>
> (I am sorry I haven't checked the Aleppo Codex yet).
>
> What do you think?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Philip Engmann.