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  • From: Shoshanna Walker <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
  • To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Theophoric Names
  • Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:48:17 -0500

That name was already taken:

Yishmael

Shoshanna Walker



Is it at all possible that "Samuel" could come from *‰ÝM` *"to hear," and
the
*`ayin* was gradually dropped from the name? Then the name would mean
something like, "El listens."
Benjamin D. Giffone




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