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  • From: "George F. Somsel" <gfsomsel AT juno.com>
  • To: wattswestmaas AT eircom.net
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.Ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Refidim in exodus 17:1
  • Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 18:08:05 -0400

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 22:46:20 +0200 "wattswestmaas"
<wattswestmaas AT eircom.net> writes:
> A Quicky, The translation that I have for the place Refidim in
> exodus is:
>
> ReFiDaH = A Railing as spread out. Can somebody actually enlighten
> me
> please. (I know that it comes from Resh-Peh-dalet) but this does not
> help me
> any further in understanding the place name.
>
_________

Since it's a place name, I would simply transliterate it. It is
frequently impossible to discern why names became attached to places.

george
gfsomsel




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