Re: THEORY: Case mismatches (was: Re: Viko Notes)

On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 12:47:25 +0200 Dan Sulani <dnsulani@...>
writes:
>     But if the perception of mismatch is due to the |?eT|, then,
> I'm
> afraid I'll have to question the conclusion.
>     Although |?eT| is mainly used in Hebrew to signal a direct
> object,
> it has at least one other use. This is to specify inclusiveness.
>     Dan Sulani
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It can also mean simply "with", as in Genesis 5:22 |vayelekh Hhanokh et
ha-Eloqim|, "Hhanokh walked *with* God"... this is, i assume, the reason
that from |?eT| we get both the declined prepositions |itt-| "with" and
|ot-| "(direct object)".

(varying transliteration disclaimer)


-Stephen (Steg)
 "ahhhhhh hrrm."