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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Chris Watts <dekruidnootjes AT eircom.net>
  • Cc: "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>, Mike Burke <michaelgburk AT yahoo.com>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] ואילילה Micah 1:8
  • Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:04:37 -0400

Your assumption that biblical Hebrew was ever spoken is possibly a historical fantasy.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jul 21, 2013, at 7:14 AM, Chris Watts wrote:

Modern hebrew of course has the three tenses now, but  

biblical hebrew spoke with two distinct forms only and then varying  

combinations of these two distinct forms would communicate the past  

present and future in their evryday lives.





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