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Re: [b-hebrew] Gen. 2:25 and 3:1

From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
To: Karl Randolph <kwrandolph AT email.com>
Cc: Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Gen. 2:25 and 3:1
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 14:12:19 -0800

On 29/10/2003 10:34, Karl Randolph wrote:

Doris:

The two words have different roots. In Genesis 2:25 the root is from (RH and
in 3:1 it is (RM. What we see is convergence because of phonetic spelling
instead of etymological spelling as in English.

Karl W. Randolph.

Karl, you may well be right, but the concept of roots to which you appeal here is a theoretical etymological construct every bit as speculative as the ones which we were discussing a few weeks ago.

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[b-hebrew] Gen. 2:25 and 3:1, Dgahler782, 10/29/2003
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [b-hebrew] Gen. 2:25 and 3:1, Karl Randolph, 10/29/2003
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Gen. 2:25 and 3:1, ????, 10/29/2003
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Gen. 2:25 and 3:1, Peter Kirk, 10/29/2003
- Re: [b-hebrew] Gen. 2:25 and 3:1, Karl Randolph, 10/31/2003