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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
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  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] The root NXR
  • Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:31:42 -0400


The act NAXAR is to blow air through the nostrils, NXIYR-AYIM (Job 41: (20)12). The root NXR is related to NHR, 'flow, stream', as in NAHAR, 'river', NHAR-AH, 'shining, flood of light, outpouring of emotions', and MI-NHAR-AH, 'cave, tunnel'; and to NGR, 'spill, pour out, effuse' (see 2Sam 14:14). What is certain is that NAXAR is only apparently onomatopoeic.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jun 16, 2012, at 11:45 PM, jimstinehart AT aol.com wrote:

The Hebrew meaning of NXWR is as a variant of the Hebrew common word NXR





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