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  • From: Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>
  • To: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Verbal Aspect (was Tenses - Deut 6:4)
  • Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:27:36 +0000

On 05/03/2007 15:31, Isaac Fried wrote:
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I repeat what I said: The dagesh after the "waw conversive" has no phonetic function. It is placed there to indicate the first letter of the verb.

In that case, why is it found only in the second letter of WAYYIQTOL forms, and not in the second letter of WEQATAL and WEYIQTOL forms?

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