Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Cliff Anderson <cliffandy9 AT gmail.com>]

The use of* h**a**v**a**h* in* sh**e**mot* 1:10 is from the root,*
hav*.Its syntax relates predominantly to the cohortative (see
* b**e**reshit* 11 [3x], e.g.) as well as the particle* le*- (and sometimes
both). It has a sense of 'belonging', 'having', or 'bringing' to the
agent(singular or collective)and
/or one's desire to do x.

Even-Shoshan seems to claim that* hav* is actually derived from a* pa'al imp
**v**.** 'yhv'*, stating that the* yod* elides in the same way as the*
nun*elides for
* natan* in the* imp**v*. Thus, as the* tav* in* natan* receives a dagesh
forte (in the* impv*.) so the* he* is* havah* gets a* qametz*.

On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 4:57 PM, Petr Tomasek <tomasek AT etf.cuni.cz> wrote:

> On Sun, May 06, 2012 at 02:47:08AM +0300, Yigal Levin wrote:
> > Um, Uri...
> >
> > What about Ex. 1:10?
>
> If this would come from ה-ב-ה, wouldn't the imperative be הֲבֶה rather
> then הָבָה?
>
> > Yigal Levin
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Uri Hurwitz
> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2012 2:41 AM
> > To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > 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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