[b-hebrew] Karnaim
Peter Kirk
peterkirk at qaya.org
Thu Nov 11 16:36:12 EST 2004
On 10/11/2004 03:13, Shoshanna Walker wrote:
> Uh - no, Marianne
>
> Karnei is not the plural of rays - it is the plural of rays "OF"
> something, ie: light
>
> The plural of rays by itself is karnaim.
>
> Rays OF something (ie light) = karnei - something
>
> Rays alone = karnaim
>
> shoshanna
>
As the modern Hebrew speakers on this list have only confused me and
others, I asked a someone I know who attended a Hebrew school in Israel,
although actually a Christian Arab. According to him:
rays (plural) = keranim, construct karne
horns (plural) = keranot, construct karnot (?)
horns (dual) = karnaim, construct karne
He admits that his knowledge is imperfect. But would anyone choose to
correct him?
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