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Re: BH- Eccl. 3, stones

From: Naama Zahavi-Ely <nxzaha AT wm.edu>
To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: BH- Eccl. 3, stones
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2000 13:24:33 -0400

I agree, there is nothing unusual with "stones" for testicles. It is just
that I don't remember this usage from anywhere in Hebrew.

Best,

Naama

Cynthia Edenburg wrote:

> > I would never have
> > connected "stones" in Hebrew with testicles, neither in Biblical Hebrew
> > nor in any
> > other period of the language.
> Compare Engl. "nuts", which is not any more transparent.
> Cynthia

BH- Eccl. 3, stones, Cynthia Edenburg, 04/09/2000
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- SV: BH- Eccl. 3, stones, Søren Holst, 04/09/2000
- Re: BH- Eccl. 3, stones, Naama Zahavi-Ely, 04/09/2000
- Re: BH- Eccl. 3, stones, Naama Zahavi-Ely, 04/09/2000
- Re: BH- Eccl. 3, stones, Naama Zahavi-Ely, 04/09/2000
- Re: BH- Eccl. 3, stones, Ben Crick, 04/09/2000
- Re: BH- Eccl. 3, stones, Polycarp66, 04/09/2000