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Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below

From: "Noam Eitan" <neitian AT nyc.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 07:02:42 -0400

> Why "from below" and "from above"; mitakhat and mi'al instead of just
takhat
> and al?

I don't know if someone already discussed this, but al is not above but on,
mi'al is above. Takhat is under (I'll skip a joke), whereas
mitakhat is below. Noam Eitan, Brooklyn, NY

[b-hebrew] Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below, david.kimbrough, 06/14/2004
- [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below, Dora Smith, 06/14/2004
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below, Noam Eitan, 06/14/2004
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below, Peter Kirk, 06/15/2004
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below, Rasmus Underbjerg Pinnerup, 06/19/2004
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below, Peter Kirk, 06/21/2004
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below, Dora Smith, 06/21/2004
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below, Peter Kirk, 06/21/2004
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        Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below, Peter Kirk, 06/21/2004
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Re: Genesis 1:6-7, 8:1, Waters Above and Below, Noam Eitan, 06/15/2004