Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au>]

Andrew C Smith wrote:

> The Ahohites are usally understood as the family of Ahoah. But given the
> meaning "brotherhood" can we not see this as a "fraternity" in the sense
> of some organization, not necessarily a blood-relation?

Andrew, the root of Ahohi's name is not aleph-heth-he or aleph-heth-yodh, 
which would
be needed to express the idea of brotherhood. The root of his name is 
aleph-heth-heth,
suggesting the meaning of 'howling' or 'a hearth'.

Best regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
- Email: gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au
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