No, they're not stupid question, Norman. Isaac's theory of the Hebrew language is quite idiosyncratic. In fact, as far as I know, he's the only who subscribes to it, though I'm open to being corrected.
GEORGE ATHAS Dean of Research, Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au) Sydney, Australia From: Norman Cohn <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: Norman Cohn <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Monday, 7 January 2013 7:24 AM To: B-Hebrew <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Ex. 3:14 Ehyeh has sent me to you Hi, Isaac! Is there a general phonetic rule behind these transformations? Is there evidence of a tendency in Ancient Hebrew for the personal pronoun ANIY to be shortened to E in nouns like this? Could the derivation of HIY from HYH be explained according to a broader rule? Sorry if the questions sound stupid! Best regards, Norman Cohn São Paulo - Brasil
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