[Mesorah] Vayishtachu

[Dubin, Gershon]

The real question is not what the plural IS, but why the singular looks/sounds like a plural.

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On Nov 5, 2017, at 2:53 PM, Dov Kramer via Mesorah <mesorah at lists.aishdas.org<mailto:mesorah at lists.aishdas.org>> wrote:

I'm no expert; I just "eavesdrop" on these conversations, but I think the "vav" is part of the shoresh.

The plural version is "vayishtachavu," with two vavs.

(I'm sure I'll be corrected if I'm wrong, as I should be!)

Dov (Kramer)


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From: Gershon Dubin via Mesorah <mesorah at lists.aishdas.org<mailto:mesorah at lists.aishdas.org>>
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Subject: [Mesorah] Vayishtachu

Why is this word plural even when referring to a single person?

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