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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Steinberg David <David.L.Steinberg AT rogers.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] J. Wash Watts "A Survey of Syntax in the Hebrew Old Testament - time, aspect and volition
  • Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2011 21:44:00 -0500

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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