[b-hebrew] Etymology of "Galilee"
Isaac Fried
if at math.bu.edu
Wed May 14 10:35:18 EDT 2008
Yes, and not to forget, not only KARMEL, but also XERMON, which
barely escaped being called XELMON or GELMON.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On May 1, 2008, at 12:56 AM, Isaac Fried wrote:
> Jim,
>
> You are right that GL, 'mound, swell, encompass', and GR, 'aggregate'
> are used both for elevated land, but we do not need the Egyptians to
> remind us of this. In Genesis 31:47 Jacob refers to the pile of
> stones they erected as GAL and Laban calls it YGAR.
> Now GAR, in its variant HAR, is used for a full fledged mountain,
> while GAL is but a small mound or a wave.
> A GAR in its variant KAR is left us in the name Mount KARMEL, by
> people who liked quadrilitteral roots.
> GR in its variant QR is found in QIR, 'wall'.
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>
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