Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <Yigal.Levin AT biu.ac.il>]

Um, Uri...

What about Ex. 1:10? 

Yigal Levin

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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Uri Hurwitz
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 2:41 AM
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Subject: [b-hebrew] Hava Nagila

  Karl,

  Perhaps singing at least the first line of this  song (which became a
favorite of singer Harry  Belafonte among others) will clear up some of the
confusion. 

  And, sorry, there is no HBH root in biblical Hebrew.

  The first word of the song is simply an 'extended'
Imperative of YHB.

  Uri Hurwitz



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