The interchange of final nun and mem is a phenomenon well-attested in the Dead Sea Scrolls. I mention this in my notes at http://www.academia.edu/1739015/Qumran_Hebrew_compared_to_Biblical_Hebrew Ken M. Penner, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Religious Studies 2329 Notre Dame Avenue, 409 Nicholson Tower St. Francis Xavier University Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 Canada (902)867-2265 kpenner AT stfx.ca From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jerry Shepherd Gary and others, I believe that Martin has the correct assessment here, except that, rather than this being a confusion, it is probably simply an option open to the writer. Waltke-O'Connor give a number of examples in IBHS 7.4b; and Joüon-Muraoka discuss the phenomenon in 90.3. It is also discussed in GKC 87e. Most of these are poetic and later texts. Other places where this occurs are Judg 5:10; 1 Kgs 11:33; 2 Kgs 11:13; Ezek 4:9; 26:18; Micah 3:12; Job 4:2; 24:22; 31:10; Prov 31:3; Lam 1:4; 4:3. Blessings, Jerry |
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