John,
Yes, this root was discussed recently, and
I remember you suggested that the last consonant,
by doubling, could or would change into another.
Sorry, I am not convinced. Incidentally, the root
Het Waw He is nicely attested in the HB.
The last consonant in L"H/L"Y Hebrew roots
serves only as a vowel ,though exception will
occur such as in the Qal passive participle.
There is a reason why the final Ya in such verbs
in Arabic is known as Ya Maqs(.)urah.
Best,
Uri Hurwitz
Gabalun bigabalin la yaltakeh, wabnu adam bibni adam
yaltakeh
(A saying: mountain does not meet a mountain, a human
meets another human. I could never fathom this,
but it sounds good)
.... שחה in our recent discussion is a good case in point, where we can see
where the one root transforms into - or is read as - another and a new root
comes ino existence. ...
John Leake
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'inna SâHiba Hayâtin hanî'atin lâ yudawwinuhâ: 'innamâ, yaHyâhâ.
(He who lives a comfortable life doesn't write about it - he lives it.)
Tawfiq al-Hakim, Yawmiyyât Nâ'ib fil-'Aryâf.