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[Mike Burke <michaelgburk AT yahoo.com>]

But I didn't think there was a future tense in Hebrew?

 

Michael Gerard Burke

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From: Dave Washburn <davidlwashburn AT gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] ואילילה Micah 1:8

It would appear to be true. Everything I have found says the word only appears in the hiph`il, the waw is clearly conjunctive (not consecutive) and the -aH at the end suggests cohortative. It appears to mean "I will wail/mourn," so your original rendering "and I will cry" seems reasonable.

On Sat, Jul 20, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Mike Burke <michaelgburk AT yahoo.com> wrote:

I'm told it's Neither. It is a first person singular future cohort + conjunctive vav. The root is י-ל-ל in the Hif'il Binyan.

Is that true?

 

Michael Gerard Burke

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From: Mike Burke <michaelgburk AT yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2013 9:27 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] ואילילה Micah 1:8

Does ואילילה mean ''and I will cry"?

 

Michael Gerard Burke

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