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Re: RE: [b-hebrew] 1 Sam 5:6 ; Mice & Rats & Plague

From: "Joel Nothman" <jnothman AT student.usyd.edu.au>
To: david.kimbrough AT charter.net
Cc: "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: RE: [b-hebrew] 1 Sam 5:6 ; Mice & Rats & Plague
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 19:47:09 +1000

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 3:57:41 +0000, <david.kimbrough AT CHARTER.NET> wrote:

Karl,

Before rambling on about rats and fleas, does BH, or even
Modern Hebrew have different words for rat and mouse?

I find "chulda" = het.vav.lamed.dalet.heh as opposed to "achbar" = ayin.kaf.bet.resh from MH.
The dictionary from onlinebible.com (through Davar) tranlsates chulda as weasel.

- Joel

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RE: [b-hebrew] 1 Sam 5:6 ; Mice & Rats & Plague, David Kimbrough (CLWA), 04/26/2004
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- Re: RE: [b-hebrew] 1 Sam 5:6 ; Mice & Rats & Plague, Yigal Levin, 04/29/2004
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  - Re: [b-hebrew] 1 Sam 5:6 ; Mice & Rats & Plague, C. Stirling Bartholomew, 04/29/2004
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- RE: [b-hebrew] 1 Sam 5:6 ; Mice & Rats & Plague, David Kimbrough (CLWA), 04/29/2004
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