Jeremiah 22:7 has the word משחתים which is translated as "destroyers" and is considered to be hiphil present tense or present participle (whatever the difference is?), but I was wondering if it could be present participle hophal form that might mean "ones caused to destroy"? Usually, hiphil like this should have a letter yud added to it משחיתים. Is this common for that form of the hiphil form of the verb because I have seen other examples, but I don't know why it would be that way?
Kenneth Greifer
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Jeremiah 22:7 destroyers or ones caused to destroy
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Jeremiah 22:7 destroyers or ones caused to destroy
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Re: Jeremiah 22:7 destroyers or ones caused to destroy
First of all, that is not a Hiphil. It lacks the yod. It is a participle.
It is a noun, most likely based on a Hophal meaning, namely “those who cause to be destroyed”. This is a transitive meaning.
At least, that’s how I read it.
It is a noun, most likely based on a Hophal meaning, namely “those who cause to be destroyed”. This is a transitive meaning.
At least, that’s how I read it.