Why is Motzakes written with a Yud, and we pronounce it with a Vov?
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Radak: It is Hifil. It is written properly with a Yud, like "Metivim Es Libam" (Shoftim 19:22), but the pronunciation of the Yud is changed to a Vov, like usually occurs when the first letter of the root is Nach (not pronounced).