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[Uri Hurwitz <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>]

Yes, it is Arabic, but if memory serves right, it is of Turkish origin; 
definitely not in BH.

Uri

Qahwah is Arabic for coffee,

JYard

-----Original Message-----
From: George Athas [mailto:gathas AT hotkey.net.au] 
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:43 PM
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Subject: [b-hebrew] Coffee


I remember some time back coming across a theory that presented evidence
for
coffee being mentioned in the Bible. From memory, it picked up on the
word
QAHWAH. I've done searches and can't seem to find the word.

Does anyone know of this argument and/or the Biblical references
invovled?


Best regards on a glorious Sydney morning,

GEORGE ATHAS
(Sydney, Australia)


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On 13/11/2003 18:35, Uri Hurwitz wrote:

>Yes, it is Arabic, but if memory serves right, it is of Turkish origin; 
>definitely not in BH.
>
>Uri
>
>Qahwah is Arabic for coffee,
>
>JYard
>  
>
Not Turkish but Arabic. See 
http://groups.msn.com/FoodiesCorner/coffeeorigins.msnw#five. One of the 
suggestions there links the name with the Arabic quwwa "power, 
strength". This is cognate with Hebrew QWH "wait". I suppose the 
enigmatic word QAWQAW in Isaiah 18:2,7 just could be a reference to 
coffee, especially because this coffee-drinking nation is Cush which is 
very likely where coffee drinking originated.

>-----Original Message-----
>From: George Athas [mailto:gathas AT hotkey.net.au] 
>Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:43 PM
>To: b-hebrew
>Subject: [b-hebrew] Coffee
>
>
>I remember some time back coming across a theory that presented evidence
>for
>coffee being mentioned in the Bible. From memory, it picked up on the
>word
>QAHWAH. I've done searches and can't seem to find the word.
>
>Does anyone know of this argument and/or the Biblical references
>invovled?
>
>
>Best regards on a glorious Sydney morning,
>
>GEORGE ATHAS
>(Sydney, Australia)
>
>
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