The -MW suffix is used well over 170 times in Tanakh, less than a
third of those connected to the L- prefix. When we take into account
all the uses of the suffix, there are several times that it refers to
a singular object. That is more than the at least three times
(Genesis 9:26-27, Isaiah 44:15) that it is connected to the L- prefix
referring to a singular object. Examples include Genesis 19:15
referring to the dawn, Exodus 15:5 where it refers to "a stone",
shall I go on? You need to refer to all of these uses, not to
restrict yourself to those connected to the L- prefix.
The insistance that the -MW suffix has to have a plural meaning comes
from its use in Isaiah 53:8 because of the theological implications
of its use as a singular in that verse. Therein lies the impetus to
eisegete a plural meaning into verses that have a singular
construction.
Ps. I noticed that the list you referrenced does not include all the
uses of LMW, where the L- prefix is used with the -MW suffix. Why
were those examples omitted?
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