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  • From: Will Wagers <hyle AT airmail.net>
  • To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: YHVH = haShem
  • Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 17:31:31 -0600


At 09:30 PM 8/24/99 -0400, you wrote:

>
>Someone earlier mentioned a book that detailed etymological origins of
>Biblical Hebrew terms. Could they look this up for us and explain what the
>book says about SHEM ? SHEMAYIM? etc. ?

Etymological studies are interesting enough- but they really do not help
much in understanding either usage or meaning in context.

I disagree. History is the context of all.


Will Wagers hyle AT airmail.net "Reality is the best metaphor."




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