[b-hebrew] CPRD(
Isaac Fried
if at math.bu.edu
Wed Jan 18 08:17:19 EST 2012
It all depends on your outlook.
First we notice that a good number of Hebrew animal names are of the
kindred roots DB, ZB, CB, ZP, $B, $P, to wit: CAB, CBIY, CABOA, CEPA,
ZEB, $APAN, $ABLUL, DOB, ZBUB
צב, צבי, צבוע, צפע, זאב, שפן, שבלול, דוב,
זבוב
of CBH צבה and CB) צבא 'big'.
Addition of the uniliteral root R implies that there are many of them
that gather and disperse as a flock or a crowd. To wit: CIPOR צפור
'bird', which I see as a variant of CIBOR, 'congregation'. See Gen.
41:49 and Ex 8:10.
So, you may want to see CPARDEA צפרדע as CPAR-DEA, or even CPAR-
RDEA, 'the jumping זע bird'.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Jan 18, 2012, at 1:40 AM, Pere Porta wrote:
> Is the noun CPRD(, frog (Ex 8:2) a compound noun?
> If yes, which are the components and what do they mean (separately)?
> Is it a noun consisting of 5 root letters?
>
> Pere Porta
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