Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Pere Porta <pporta7 AT gmail.com>]

Yes. Thank you, Donald; thank you, George.

Regarding verb "amar", say:

Can we say that the pattern o-a is used (for dynamic position) whenever the
word lacks conjunction waw prefixed to it while pattern o-e (*) would be
only used in cases with waw prefixed?

--Samples of o-a in Gn 14:23 and Mal 1:4
--Samples of o-e in Gn 44:21 and Gn 3:2

(*) e = segol, not tsere

Pere Porta
(Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain)

2010/9/21 George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>

> Hi Pere!
>
> There are in fact five I-aleph roots which follow the o-a pattern you
> mention. These are:
>
> אכל (to eat)
> אמר (to say)
> אבד (to perish)
> אבה (to desire)
> אפה (to bake)
>
> The initial aleph is treated as quiescent in the prefix conjugations (eg.
> Yiqtol). All other I-aleph roots follow the e-e-o pattern you identified,
> treating the aleph as a glottal stop.
>
>
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
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Pere Porta
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