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  • From: "Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
  • To: K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] song 1:7
  • Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:17:26 -0300

> >>> Do you have other examples of where the plural of a feminine noun ending> in a -H has the plural form
ending in -NYWT? Where are they found in Tanakh?

> it is the normal way for a feminine noun ending in a -YH to become -YWT. and
> if the last letter in N, so -NYH becomes -NYWT

> That was not my question. Are there other examples where a N was not the final letter before the H, but inserted to make a -NYWT ending?

but then no BH word follows the pattern you are looking for,
not even BYRNYT --> BYRNYWT where the N is already in the singular.
as opposed to BYRH --> BYRWT.

nir cohen



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