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Rolf, I come with the observation that there are prefix forms and suffix forms, that the latter have a variety of shorter and longer forms, that some of these forms are prefixed with a simple WAW (which I do not define a priori to be a conjunction), and that some (at least in the Masoretic pointing, which needs to be evaluated separately) are prefixed with WAW, patah and doubling of the initial consonant. No one can claim to come with no presuppositions, but I am open to recognize those presuppositions (when pointed out e.g. by you) and attempt to work around them. But I rule nothing out a priori.
Peter Kirk
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Dear Peter,
Three simple questions in order for me to better understand you: When you enagage in discourse analysis, do you presume that there are four different conjugations in Hebrew (YIQTOL, QATAL, WAYYIQTOL and WEQATAL)? Or do you start with the observation that Hebrew has prefix-forms and and suffix-forms, and some of each group are prefixed by the conjunction WAW? Or are you saying that you have no presuppositions at all?
Regards
Rolf
Rolf Furuli University of Oslo
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