Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>]

dear karl,

you consider WY$TXW and H$TXWH as representing two different roots. i suspect
that this interpretation is incorrect: i consider them the same root, except
that a final H in WY$TXW was dropped by apocope, as is the rule in all the
LH-irregular roots, in the ("short") wayiqtol form: WYR), WYBK etc.

this said, i must admit that i find it difficult to accept XWH as root, 
as the essence of the verb is the bowing down, $XH, and not the hand 
gesture, XWH. and, so, i suggest that the extra W was added at some 
point as the correct hitpael form, H$TXH, sounded too odd, or was
confounded with other words.

best
nir cohen 

>>>The verb שחה $XH which is used in binyanim other than Hithpael, is found in
Hithpael in Genesis 18:2, 19:1, 1 Samuel 24:8, 25:23, 41, and several other
verses.

The verb שחוה $XWH is found in Genesis 22:5, 42:6, Exodus 11:8, and many other
verses.On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:08 -0400, b-hebrew-request wrote
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