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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: "Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] tense
  • Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:35:30 -0500

The answer to this is very simple: LOOK AT THE OT TEXT (as written!) and you will see right away how "exactly" it is used.

As to the question of what is its composition, here it is: 

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 6:26 PM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. wrote:

since WAYIQTOL is part of the OT, how exactly was it 

used WITHIN THE OT TEXT AS WRITTEN. 





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