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  • From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
  • To: Dave Washburn <dwashbur AT nyx.net>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe
  • Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 19:45:53 -0400

At 05:09 PM 6/19/03 -0600, you wrote:

>I thought the M- prefix was part of the verb that forms the name, a
>participial or something like that.

I think Dave is right-- Mesha = "the one who rescues: rescuer". At least in
its Hebrew incarnation

Jim

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