Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Rolf Furuli <furuli AT online.no>]

Dear Isaac,



A  small correction to my previous post:  The reference "1:2" should be "1:3."


Best regards,

Rolf Furuli


> Dear Isaac,
>
> We may use verbs in Genesis , chapters 1 and 2, as examples.
>
> Those who accept that Classical Hebrew is an aspectual language, 
> accepts that YIQTOL is imperfective and QATAL is perfective.
>
> The QATAL of 1:1 and 2:5 have past reference, and the two YIQTOLs of 
> 2:5 and the one of 2:6 have past reference as well.
>
> 1:1 :  BR) - perfective
>
> 2:5:  HYH  and ZMH - imperfective
> 2:5 M+R - perfective
>
> 2:6 (LH - imperfective
>
> In addition to YIQTOL, I analyze WAYYIQTOL  and WEYIQTIL as 
> imperfective, and WEQATAL  as perfective.
>
> Both the QATAL of 1:2 and the YIQTOL  of 2:6 have past reference.
>
> 1:2 )MR - imperfective
>
> 2:6 $QH - perfective
>
> The conclusion of the comments above is that Classical Hebrew has 
> only two conjugations. All prefix forms, with and without the 
> conjunction WAW, are imperfective, and the  suffix forms, with and 
> without WAW, are perfective.  Tense (=grammaticalized location in 
> time) is nonexistent,
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Rolf Furuli
>
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> Those who view Classical Hebrew as an aspectual language
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> > Can we have examples for this as they appear the Hebrew bible?
> >
> > Isaac Fried, Boston University
> >
> > On Feb 3, 2011, at 2:27 AM, Rolf Furuli wrote:
> >
> > > perfective and imperfective aspect respectively?
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