Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Maurice A. O'Sullivan" <mauros AT iol.ie>]

At 00:36 13/06/02, Ralph Purificato wrote:

> My question here is where did the English word "Jew" come from. He
> believes it was made up by Shakespeare and says the word did not exist
> before that.

This is a question, the answer to which is readily available in a good 
dictionary, such as the Oxford English Dictionary, where you will find the 
dates of first recorded usage of any word are listed.

I would suggest you seek recourse to a good library, rather than a mailing 
list dedicated to the study of biblical Hebrew.


Maurice A. O'Sullivan  [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros AT iol.ie