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  • From: Noam Eitan <noameitan AT yahoo.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] היו and הייתם - qatal
  • Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 11:45:43 -0800 (PST)

>Fact: Num 16.16 heyu היו 'be ye' is not the qatal.
>the qatal would have been heyiytem 'you were' הייתם.

I'm sorry, I'm missing somethimg - it seems to me both היו and הייתם are
qatal. What is היו if not qatal?

Noam Eitan,
Brooklyn, NY




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