Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

I notice that XERPAH חֶרְפָּה is with a dagesh in the P,
and that XEMDAH חֶמְדָּה is with a dagesh in the D,
implying a possibly original xiriq under the X.
I fancy that the segol = .. +. is a notational compromise between a  
tsere and a xiriq.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On May 27, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Pere Porta wrote:

>  B-hebrew listers,
>
> I remark that pattern consisting of three root letters + H so that  
> the first
> root letter has sere, the second has shewa and the third has qamats  
> is that
> of the Pi'el Past, third person singular feminine, of some verbs,  
> as in
>
> Lm 1:17 ------- P"R&FH, she spread out
> Ex 23:28 -----  WG"R$FH, (and) she drove out
>
> while the same thing with only the difference of segol in the place of
> sere... these are feminine nouns having consonant het for their  
> first root
> consonant, as in
>
> Gn 34:14 -------- XERPFH, reproach
> Hos 13:15 ------  XEMDFH, desire
>
> My question is: are there in biblical Hebrew any NOUNS fitting the  
> pattern
> of the Piel form shown in the first part of this post (namely sere  
> in the
> first root consonant)?
>
> I think there is none.......  but maybe I'm missing some.
>
> Pere Porta
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