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  • From: fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>
  • To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] vocalization geography
  • Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 12:12:53 -0600

Hello all;


Does location drive pronunciation? For the verb קרב , the answer appears,
sometimes, yes ... and sometimes, no.

Numbers 31:48

ויקרבו אל משה הפקדים אשר לאלפי הצבא שרי האלפים ושרי המאות

Numbers 31:50

ונקרב את קרבן יהוה איש אשר מצא כלי זהב אצעדה וצמיד טבעת עגיל וכומז לכפר על
נפשתינו לפני יהוה

The first appearance of the verb (numbers 31:48) manifests in qal form,
imperfect tense, third person, plural. The pronunciation markings reflect
the normal manner for this conjugation: "va-yik-re-vu."

The second appearance of the verb (numbers 31:50) in the same relative
location, manifests in hiphil form, imperfect tense, first person, plural.
The normal pronunciation here would appear to be: "va-nak-riv." The nikkud
however, here instruct a pronunciation of "va-nak-rev."

Does some reason exist for changing the normal pronunciation in the second
instance, but not in the first?

Thanks for your help.

regards,

fred burlingame



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