Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>]

tladatsi AT charter.net wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a question in regards to Isaiah 52:5.  There is a verb yehēlīlū the hiphil 3rd 
> person plural from the root YLL which is generally translated as "they 
> howled".  Most of the time that a verb derived from YLL is used it is in the 
> imperative (You howl!) but at least in Micah 1:8 it occurs in the as the hiphil (first 
> person singular imperfect).
>
> So my question is this: Is the verb yehēlīlū a hapax legomenon since this is the only time it occurs (that I can find any how) in the 3rd person plural?  Any thoughts are appreciated.  
>   

No, it's not a hapax legomenon. It occurs many times. By the way, in the 
dead sea scroll 1QIsa it has a different form here:

YHWLLW

Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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