Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Peter Kirk"<peter_kirk AT sil.org>]

Just possibly relevant, though probably not: in Azerbaijani the word 
"yad" means "memory" (but not "memorial", more like "mind"), and I 
think (from memory) that this is of Persian origin. Or perhaps this is 
even from the Semitic "hand". Worth looking into - could the Hebrew 
usage be of the same Persian origin (and so presumably late)?

On the other hand, the idea of a standing stone looking like a hand, 
or a handle (also "yad" in Hebrew), seems quite plausible.

Peter Kirk


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Subject: yad/memorial
Author:  <dillfest95 AT hotmail.com> at Internet
Date:    17/03/2000 14:10


Does anyone have any suggested readings or sources on why yad can also be 
translated as memorial? I'm aware of the passages that do it, but I was 
looking for some deeper source material than the TWOT. Thanks ahead of 
time, Ben Spackman

PS- I'm a third semester student of Greek and Hebrew, and have studied 
french fairly extensively.

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