Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Uri Hurwitz <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>]

   John,
   Yes, this root was discussed recently, and
 I remember you suggested that the last consonant,
 by doubling, could or would change into another.

  Sorry, I am not convinced. Incidentally, the root
 Het Waw He is nicely attested in the HB.

  The last consonant in L"H/L"Y Hebrew roots
 serves only as a vowel ,though exception will
 occur such as in the Qal passive participle.
 There is a reason why the final Ya in such verbs
 in  Arabic is known as Ya Maqs(.)urah.

  Best,

  Uri Hurwitz

Gabalun bigabalin la yaltakeh, wabnu adam bibni adam
 yaltakeh

(A saying: mountain does not meet a mountain,  a human
 meets another human. I could never fathom this, 
 but it sounds good)

     

 

.... שחה in our recent discussion is a good case in point, where we can see 
where the one root transforms into - or is read as - another and a new root 
comes ino existence. ...
 


John Leake


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'inna SâHiba Hayâtin hanî'atin lâ yudawwinuhâ: 'innamâ, yaHyâhâ. 
(He who lives a comfortable life doesn't write about it - he lives it.) 
Tawfiq al-Hakim, Yawmiyyât Nâ'ib fil-'Aryâf.