... same way i. 21 YWM HY, and ii. 3 YWM HBY(Y. In Arabic there are some analogies for this, but on seeking one in Hebrew we have to come down to the period when it was usual to say KNST HGDWLH. KB and RDH are Aramaisms. In KBSHWH we find the only verbal suffix in Genesis i. Instead we have always the forms )TM )TW; this is so in the Priestly Code generally. In the Jehovistic main work, in J, these substitutes with )T are only used sometimes and for special reasons: it may be generally asserted ... — Prolegomena to the History of Israel • Julius Wellhausen
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