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  • 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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