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  • From: George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
  • To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Geminates
  • Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 10:26:08 +1000

Isaac,

The list is aware of your take on doubling. You are, of course, entitled to
your minority opinion. I would simply point you to how geminate roots work
morphologically. If the dagesh forte does not double, then you have to
explain why certain consonant inexplicably disappear. Take, for example, the
forms of SBB ('to surround'). In many conjugations, both instances of beth
are present (e.g.. Qal infinitive abs.), but in others, there is only one,
and it carries dagesh forte (e.g. Qal imperative masc. pl.).

Doubling has explanatory power, and avoids the recourse to a highly
questionable uniconsontal conceptualisation of the Hebrew language.



Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au





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