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Re: [b-hebrew] Plural -WN ending

From: K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
To: Pere Porta <pporta7 AT gmail.com>
Cc: Biblical Hebrew list <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>, George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Plural -WN ending
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 13:32:26 -0700

Pere:

On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Pere Porta <pporta7 AT gmail.com> wrote:

(Pere)

in my study of the Hebrew patterns I found none which ends in -WN and is built up on a ע"ע root.
Take a look here:

(Karl)

How about from רבב found in Deuteronomy 6:3?

(Pere)

Yes. It is not רבב; it is רבה.

Oh? And how do you know? What makes you say that the verb is רבה and not רבב? What meaning and contextual clues are you using?

(Remember, the Masoretic points are not a proof.)

…

Greetings.

Pere Porta

Karl W. Randolph.

Re: [b-hebrew] Plural -WN ending , (continued)