Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

On 27/07/2007 17:47, JoeWallack AT aol.com wrote:
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> JW:
> " הָעַלְמָה, הָרָה "
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> You agree that " הָרָה " can be either a noun/adjective or verb in  BH?
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It can only be a verb is something masculine can be pregnant. But this 
can happen in figurative language, as apparently in Psalm 7:14 (7:15 in 
Hebrew) which is interesting to compare with Isaiah 7:14. (By the way, 
the subject line here is about Isaiah, not the Psalm.)
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> JW:
> What would BH require for "Here is the young woman who is/that is  pregnant"?
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You would need an extra he, hinne(h) ha`alma(h) hahara(h).

By the way, I agree with your conclusion that the young woman was known 
to Ahaz, and the general thrust (not every detail) of your argument 
showing this.

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