[b-hebrew] lehem: a curious thing
Vadim Cherny
VadimCherny at mail.ru
Sat Jan 28 08:11:34 EST 2006
I was browsing through the Gilgamesh yesterday, and noticed a common idiom, "bread, the essence of life." Now, my Sumerian could be fairly described as less-than-basic, and I cannot judge the translation.
The idiom reminded me of Hebrew lehem, bread. Could it have originated as le-haiim? Just a curious possibility. I know that the related meanings of lhm root are well established.
Vadim Cherny
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