To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: The form of weqatal (really wayyiqtol)
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 04:07:39 +0200
Dave wrote:
> <snip>
> >
> > Dave, you're asking us to believe that wayyiqtol is a verb form that (1)
> > NEVER takes the conjunction, though all other verb forms do; (2) NEVER
> > is preceded by things that precede other verbs like KIY, 'ASHER, LO',
> > etc. etc.
>
> I see nothing extraordinary about (2), since it's well known that
> wayyiqtol in fact isn't preceded by any of these particles.
It's not extraordinary if the WA- of wayyiqtol is the familiar conjunction,
but it is
extremely extraordinary, odd, and unbelievable if it's not. How do you
explain that
wayyiqtol is a finite verb form that is never in the whole Hebrew Bible
negated?