Biblical Hebrew Forum

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> > As regards "to run"... are you sure that it is one of them?
> > If yes, do you think that:
> >
> > 1. I run 20 miles every week  -- is intransitive use
> > 2. I cannot run this program -- is transitive use?
>
> Correct on both. Or another example, "The snake oil salesman was run out 
> of
> town."

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Yes, Karl.
> From an English viewpoint this is as you write. But from a Hebrew viewpoint 
it is wrong.
The Hebrew view of the sentence is:
"The snake oil salesman was caused to run out of the town"
Namely, the Huph'al and not the Niph'al of "run".
I mean: the right word  --if we should to translate the sentence into 
Hebrew-- would not the Niph'al of RWC, but the Huph'al of RWC. Look at B.2 
in  www.oham.net/out/P-d/P-d083.html
and remark the examples taken from the Bible.
I suggest you to take advice whether the Niph'al of RWC really exists.

Warm greetings!

Pere Porta