Biblical Hebrew Forum

[fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>]

Hello Karl;

Thanks for your comments.

I suppose my question could be re-stated as follows. Does the biblical
hebrew language enjoy two letter consonantal roots; or only three letter
consonantal roots?

regards,

fred burlingame

On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 10:52 AM, K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com> wrote:

> Fred:
>
>  On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 8:01 AM, fred burlingame 
> <tensorpath AT gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello all;
>>
>> In deuteronomy 2:25, two instances of the two letter consonantal root
>> חל (chet lamed) appear.
>>
>
> These are not roots, rather forms of verbs that derive from different
> roots.
>
>>
>> strong's concordance iidentifies the two verbs by numbers 2490 and 2342,
>> respectively.
>>
>> The first verb appears to mean "begin;" and the second, to
>> "twist" or "dance."
>>
>
> That’s one of the problems of relying on Strong, he is wrong here. The
> second is from the root XLH meaning to become soft, as in weak.
>
>>
>> This usage prompts these questions.
>>
>> 1.  Did the author grasp for these two words in proximity, by chance or by
>> intent?
>>
>
> He intended the meaning, but the forms are similar by chance. This answer
> plus answers above falsify your follow-up questions.
>
>>
>> Your comments are welcomed.
>>
>> regards,
>>
>> fred burlingame
>>
>
> Karl W. Randolph.
>
>