Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

WA = BA, 'come, be', a variant of HAWA, and HAYA, possible forerunners 

of HU and HIY. Hence, WAYIGA$ = בא-היא-גש BA-HIY-GA$, with HIY 

referring to the performer of the act GA$. Otherwise, the quibbles on the 

WAYIQTOL appear to me to be but a מהומה על מאומה

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Dec 17, 2012, at 4:26 PM, Dave Washburn wrote:

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