Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>]

Dear Rolf,

Okay, you have described what the QTL and YQTL are in narrative, but is there
any difference in the poetic, prophetic and apocalyptic genres?

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rolf Furuli" <furuli AT online.no>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] no to aspect


> 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
>
>
> >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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