Biblical Hebrew Forum

[<jason AT hareplay.com>]

No, Alfred, M)T would always mean "from" (or a synonym).

VZ)T HTRWMH )$R TQXW M)TM.
V'zot hat'ruma asher tik'xu mei'itam.
וזאת התרומה אשר תקחו מאתם
"And this is the portion that they took from them...."

Shalom,
Jason Hare
Missouri Southern State University - Joplin
jason AT hareplay.com
hare-j-814 AT mssu.edu

----- Original Message -----
From: "Silberman, Alfred" <alfred.silberman AT baesystems.com>
To: "'Biblical Hebrew digest'" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 6:33 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Exodus 25:3


> Dear Karl,
> Thank you for your reply. If I am not mistaken, the root of the word "eth"
> here
> is not related to the meaning "with" but to the particle used in front of
> the object.
>
> Alfred Silberman