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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: VC <vadim_lv AT center-tv.net>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] The islands
  • Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 10:17:24 -0700

On 08/06/2004 06:47, VC wrote:

The translation of "coastland" is perfectly reasonable. However, can we
disregard the established meaning of the word and attach it the sense,

which

we think suits it better? This approach can lead as far away.

HH: "Coastland" is a well-established meaning for the word.


Not in the conventional Hebrew dictionaries


I'm not sure what dictionaries you consider "conventional", but one of the best respected in English for nearly 100 years has been Brown-Driver-Briggs, and its gloss is "coast, region". If that's too modern for you, try Strong: "dry land, a coast, an island"; or Davidson: "habitable earth or land, coast, sea-coast, island".

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