Psalm 88/Notes/Grammar.V. 17.328514

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  • v. 17 צִמְּתוּתֻנִי MT has an anomalous form, which Gesenius calls "barbarous"(cf. §55d). Seemingly a Pilel form (with its second ת), the shuruq vowel at the first ת, is not compatible with the expected morphology of Pilel. The MT form seems to be a corruption of the 3rd person plural qatal ending. We therefore go with the emendation of BHS (supported by some medieval Hebrew manuscripts) and prefer to read the form as the basic Piel צִמְּתוּנִי.