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The Peʿal Perfect in Narrative Sequence: Understanding אֲזַ֑ל and הֹודַֽע

אֱדַ֥יִן דָּֽנִיֵּ֖אל לְבַיְתֵ֣הּ אֲזַ֑ל וְ֠לַחֲנַנְיָה מִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל וַעֲזַרְיָ֛ה חַבְרֹ֖והִי מִלְּתָ֥א הֹודַֽע׃
(Daniel 2:17) Then Daniel went to his house and made the matter known to Ḥananyah, Mishaʾel, and ʿAzaryah, his companions. This verse features two key verbs — אֲזַל (“he went”) and הוֹדַע (“he made known”) — both in the peʿal perfect, anchoring the actions within the narrative past. These forms… Read the rest
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