I see. $IKBAH of Gn 39:7 and the noun $IKBAH, layer, are a mere coindicence in form. Nevertheless, their base is the same: verb $KB, to lie down (Gn 26:10)
Pere Porta 2011/5/26 Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. <[email protected]> > dear pere, > > you are speaking of two different constructions > which have nothing in common and by chance have equal form. > > > (I) the modern $IKBH is the usual hebrew feminine suffix which creates an > (often abstract) noun out of a verb. here, in binyan kal > > GARAS--> GIRSAH, PARAC-->PIRCAH, SAMAX-->SIMXAH > (or PIEL: ZIMER-->ZIMRAH, NIQER-->NIQRAH etc). > > > (II) in contrast, gen 39:7 is the ancient "long imperative" > which has scores of example in the OT and seems to have a > less imperative, more persuasive tone than the short form. > it is also used in the cohortative: ELXA/NELXA instead of > ELEX/NELEX. it is also documented, i believe, in canaanite and arabic. > the ending has nothing to do with feminine; on the contrary, it was > NOT used in the feminine (where, in those days, the stronger > imperative was the default ...) i believe that in the following > sources > > A. Shulman, The use of modal verb forms. Thesis 1996. Toronto > > Peter J. Gentry, The system of the fi nite verbs in classical biblical > Hebrew. > Hebrew studies Journal, 1998 > > you can find a listing of all such words in the OT, if i recall, > between 100 and 200 cases. > > observe that construction (I) uses the normal "past" form of the verb > ($AKAB-->$IKBAH) whereas (II) is based on the future/imperative form > ($KAB-->$IKBAH where xirik replaces the shwa). though this difference > might not be evident at first sight. > > nir cohen > > > > De: Pere Porta <[email protected]> > Cópia: B-Hebrew <[email protected]> > Para: Isaac Fried <[email protected]> > Data: Tue, 24 May 2011 07:51:38 +0200 > Assunto: Re: [b-hebrew] Others? > We have in Gn 39:7 an Imperative form, $IKBAH, lie down (you, male)! (an > alternative to $:KAB found in 2Sa 13:5) > In today Hebrew we find the common noun $IKBAH, layer, social stratum. > > Apparently, an old Imperative form has become a feminine common noun today. > > I'm looking for other analogous cases: do you know of some others? > > Regards > > -- > Pere Porta > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew > -- Pere Porta _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
