Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Kenneth:

On Mon, Apr 4, 2011 at 5:53 AM, kenneth greifer <greifer AT hotmail.com> wrote:

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> In Dan. 12:10  the word "wise ones" is spelled hay mem sin kaf lamed yud
> mem, but I thought it is supposed to have another yud in it as a hiphil
> verb. Also in Jer. 22:7 "the destroyers" is spelled mem sin het tav yud mem
> without the extra yud that a hiphil verb would have.


What makes you think they are hiphils? From the spelling, they could be
piels, puals or hophals, so what from the contexts makes you override the
spellings to claim they are hiphils?


>
> Kenneth Greifer
>
> Karl W. Randolph.