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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: David Kolinsky <yishalom AT sbcglobal.net>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Hebrew Meanings of Biblical Names
  • Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:02:21 -0400

I once heard it said that שמש $EME$, 'sun', is ש-מש $E-MA$, 'that moves'.

The words אורח ORAX, 'road, path' (Gen. 49:17), 'habit, manner', (Gen.18:11);
אורחה ORXAH, 'company, caravan' (Gen. 37:25); ארוחה ARUXAH, 'dinner, meal, feast' (Proverbs 15:17),
are all from the root ARX, which is a variant, methinks, of the root ARK, 'long, extended'.
I rather think that ירח YAREAX is a variant if ZAREAX, 'shining'.

The City name יריחו YERIXO may be related to YAREAX, or it may be a variant of
יריקו YERIQO, 'green', or 'spitting, flowing', for the nearby river Jordan.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jun 16, 2012, at 6:33 PM, David Kolinsky wrote:

Did it ever occur to you that YaRae'aCh = Moon also means "wanderer?"





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