Hebrew Tenses According To Thomas Newberry
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 12:07 pm
In the "Englishman's Bible" (Newberry Study Bible, link here), Thomas Newberry gives the following classification of the Hebrew "tenses". I am used to understand the verbs as Perfect (Qatal), Imperfect (Yiktol), Wayyiqtol and Weqatal, besides infinitives, imperatives, etc.
I have attached 3 pages of his verbal classification below. I think he calls Qatal as "short tense", and Yiqtol as "long tense". Wonder what he means by intermediate tense. He divides Qatal and Yiqtol into past, present future tense with examples. Can some one (esp. Jason Hare) please give their opinion on Mr.Newberry's system? Also perhaps suggest a classification table (if there is one) within the standard grammar books (I haven't found one Weingreen, Gesenius). Thank you.
I have attached 3 pages of his verbal classification below. I think he calls Qatal as "short tense", and Yiqtol as "long tense". Wonder what he means by intermediate tense. He divides Qatal and Yiqtol into past, present future tense with examples. Can some one (esp. Jason Hare) please give their opinion on Mr.Newberry's system? Also perhaps suggest a classification table (if there is one) within the standard grammar books (I haven't found one Weingreen, Gesenius). Thank you.