Nu 17:6:
MWT (hifil, past) + suffix -TEM --> HMYT-TEM --> HMTEM
with dagesh.
i see this as completely regular for this case. T is doubled, so the dagesh is
forced, hence yod drops.
modern hebrew would have HEMAT(E)TEM (as alternative to HARAGTEM), but HAMITEM
is completely within BH grammar.
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1 sam 2:25:
MWT (hifil, infinitive) + suffix -AM --> L-HMYT-AM
(no dagesh).
this too is completely regular for this case! T is not doubled, so no
dagesh is necessary, so yod does not drop.
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nir cohen
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