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Re: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe

From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
To: Dave Washburn <dwashbur AT nyx.net>
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 19:45:53 -0400

At 05:09 PM 6/19/03 -0600, you wrote:

>I thought the M- prefix was part of the verb that forms the name, a
>participial or something like that.

I think Dave is right-- Mesha = "the one who rescues: rescuer". At least in
its Hebrew incarnation

Jim

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[b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe, Walter R. Mattfeld, 06/19/2003
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- RE: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe, Trevor Peterson, 06/19/2003
  - RE: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe, Yigal Levin, 06/19/2003
    - RE: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe, Uri Hurwitz, 06/19/2003
- RE: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe, Medina, Vincent, 06/19/2003
- [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe, Walter R. Mattfeld, 06/19/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe, Jim West, 06/19/2003
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe, Charles David Isbell, 06/19/2003
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe, Dave Washburn, 06/19/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Mesha & Moshe, Jim West, 06/19/2003