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[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

The dagesh in (ARUMIM, 'naked', of Gen 2:25 is possibly to alert the  
public reader not to read the word as (AROMIM or (EROMIM or (EYROMIM  
from the singular (EYROM of Gen 3:10. In Gen 3:7 it back to (EYRUMIM  
( עֵירֻמִּם ) in QTIB XASER and a proper dagesh in the M.

Isaac Fried, Boston University



On Feb 26, 2009, at 3:27 PM, Yitzhak Sapir wrote:
> Some more examples:
> )ana  'where?' Deut 1:28
> )anna 'please' 2 Kings 20:3
>
> (arumim 'crafty men' Job 5:12
> (arummim 'naked men' Gen 2:25
>
> (not a perfect minimal pair:)
> )arukka 'long' 2 Sam 3:1
> )aruxa 'health' Jer 30:17
>
> And then Is 28:16 is a most interesting example.
>
> David, what are your thoughts on licvo vs. licbo?
>
> Yitzhak Sapir
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