Genesis 28:18-vayyitsoq

Jim West jwest at Highland.Net
Tue Sep 8 11:41:48 EDT 1998


At 03:21 PM 9/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>this verb does not follow a contracting pe-yud/vav pattern with the
>retracted accent like vayyEshev. 
>most vayyiqtol's do not contract accents. 
>cf. other p"y:    vayyirAsh and vayyiqAr. 
>this verb yatsaq is highly irregular (multiple, dialectical/idiolectical
>forms), notice yeHezq'l 24.3 where the imperative is yetsoq !, and then
>again 2K4.41 tsaq !  

All true- but not Greek!  I think ya mighta sent this to the wrong list.

>
>when doing 'immersion' teaching i use yetsoq, yitsqi, yitsqu, yitsOqna. 
>gotta choose a form and this feels best, though both bring smiles from
>those here in jerusalem who listen in.
>

I quite imagine that it must....

>braxot
>randall buth
>

Best,

Jim

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Jim West, ThD
Quartz Hill School of Theology
jwest at highland.net





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