In making another pass through KBS (the third one) to conform the MorphBHS
to KBS, I keep running across these proposed verb roots/lexemes which have
an Alef prefix/infixed, but actually occur as normal tri-radicals (either
without the Alef or with one other consonant, sometimes geminate). Some
examples (using CCAT transliteration) :
I don't have my Gesenius at hand, but KBS gives no explanations for these
proposed forms. Has anyone done any research or have any guesses as to what
is going on here ? These look suspiciously like the prosthetic Alef in
Aramaic at Dan 5:3,4 (?).
Dale M. Wheeler, Ph.D.
Co-Editor, Westminster MorphBHS
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Pros/Inter-Thetic Alef,
Dale M. Wheeler, 03/29/1999