Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Vadim,

I've already commened on the word XLL.

Chris,

The word Xalil as a musical instrument apears in 1 Sam. 10:5, among others.
Of course, the Iron Age Xalil was obviously not identical to the modern one,
but there's plenty of evidence that flutes were used in the ancient world.

Yigal



----- Original Message -----
From: "wattswestmaas" <wattswestmaas AT eircom.net>
To: "UUC" <unikom AT paco.net>; <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 7:47 PM
Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Isaiah 53: pierced?


> Hi there Vadim, I'm no grammarian and certainly no scholar but I suspect
> that somebody around 1898 a.d. found some sort of connection because the
> modern hebrew word root CHET-LAMED-LAMED can also mean FLUTE?????????  Now
> that is a weird digression from being BORED/pierced to death eh?
>
> Respectfully yours - Chris - just a simple irishman.
>
>
>
>
> Dear Listmembers,
>
> Perhaps anyone would care to discuss the word "pierced" in Isaiah 53?
> Let's talk about the difference between halal, mehulal and meholal, and
> perhaps between "killed" and "pierced."
> Pure grammar, no ideology.
> Any takers?
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Vadim Cherny
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