STRONGS H8474:
Abbreviations
Hithp. ... The following forms are somewhat dubious:
Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular אֵיךְ תְּתַחֲרֶה אֶתהַֿסּוּסִים Jeremiah 12:5 how canst thou hotly contend (in a race)
with the horses ? Participle כִּי אַתָּה מְתַחֲרֶה בָאָ֑רֶז Jeremiah 22:15 because thou strivest eagerly (to excel)
in cedar; explained as
Tiph'ēl by Thes Ges
§ 55, 5 Ew
§ 122 a Ol
§ 255 a Sta
§ 159 b Kö
i. p. 557 and others, and regarded by most as a rare
causative stem; but against existence of
Tiph'ēl see Ba
NB § 180 a; ZMG 1894, 20; Ba regards the form as denominative (from a noun formed by
ת preform., compare Aramaic
aXTvuroTf contention); SS would point as Hithp. [compare Syriac
ycroTAe contend with,
Nxyreo contention], although meaning of Hithp. is different, see
H2734.
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H2734.
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