HH: We have told you already that the word does not have to mean "cry for help." It can mean "summon" or "call out to."HH: "To cause me to hear a call for help" might be "to cry out to me."SM: Why would the angel, who speaks as God, call desperately for Zechariah's
help?
HH: You are not consistent with the usage of the verb elsehwhere. I have two other lexicons, which also agree with HALOT, BDB and DCH (Dictionary of Classical Hebrew)..HH: The Hiphil and Niphal can be an authoritative "summon" (Josh 8:16; Judg 4:10, 13; 6:34-35; Judg 18:22; 1 Sam 14:20; 2 Sam 20:4-5). The verb can mean "cry out" without implying a cry for help (1 Sam 28:12; 2 Sam 13:19; 19:4; Jon 3:7). These are all the Hiphils:
SM: The qal verb Z`Q always means to cry for help. The niphal always means
to be gathered together for an emergency. The hiphil has 2 meanings: to call
together for an emergency (exactly the active form of the niphal) or to
cause to cry out for help. Where is the inconsistency?
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