Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

Kudos to J. D. Michaelis, who in 1745! (as per Hetzron 1969,  
according to your site) thought of the "waw conversive" as  
originating in HAWAYA, 'was'. It, indeed, seems to me quite obvious  
that the WA- in, say, WA-YI-$LAX, is a variant of BA, 'come, happen,  
be', referring to the event, -YI- as a curtailed HIY), 'he', for the  
actor (or, again, the event) of the act $ALAX, 'send'.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Dec 1, 2011, at 8:08 AM, David Steinberg wrote:

> You may find the following of relevance - http://www.adath- 
> shalom.ca/history_of_hebrew.htm#BH_tenses
>
> David Steinberg
> Ottawa, Canada
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