Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Petr Tomasek <tomasek AT etf.cuni.cz>]

On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 08:00:13PM -0700, K Randolph wrote:
> Nir:
> 
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. 
> <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>wrote:
> 
> > 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$TXW was dropped by apocope, as is the rule in all the
> > LH-irregular roots, in the ("short") wayiqtol form: WYR), WYBK etc.
> >
> 
> Whoops, I see I was a little too quick in answering, gave wrong examples.
> I’ve got to stop this remembering something, then looking quickly to get
> verse numbers.
> 
> Look at Genesis 27:29 there is both WY$XW and WY$XWW for plurals, and in
> Genesis 43:28 there’s WY$TXW. Both cases, the Masoretes gave an assumed
> Qere for a Kethiv, is there any evidence from the DSS that the Qere is
> correct? If not, then stick with the Kethiv.

I think this is methodologically very questionable procedure.

Petr Tomasek