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  • From: "Jonathan D. Safren" <yonsaf AT beitberl.ac.il>
  • To: "George F. Somsel" <gfsomsel AT juno.com>, <kwrandolph AT email.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: Davka, was [b-hebrew] Amalekites!
  • Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 09:19:52 +0200

"Davka" is spelled dalet waw qof aleph/
Jonathan D. Safren
----- Original Message -----
From: "George F. Somsel" <gfsomsel AT juno.com>
To: <kwrandolph AT email.com>
Cc: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: Davka, was [b-hebrew] Amalekites!


> On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:13:53 -0500 "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
> writes:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
> >
> > > On 13/08/2004 13:24, Shoshanna Walker wrote:
> > >
> > > > ...
> > > > That is not true at all. Some Jews may have forgotten, but most
> > of
> > > > the Jews I know, know without a doubt that the Torah (written
> > and
> > > > oral) contains within it all knowledge, past present and future,
> > and
> > > > that the law it contains is DAVKA for the purpose of connecting
> >
> > > > ourselves with that holiness.
> > >
> > >
> > > For the benefit of us goyim (= non-Jews), what exactly is DAVKA?
> > The
> > > word is familiar to me only as the name of a Hebrew word
> > processing package.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Peter Kirk
> > > peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> > > peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> > > http://www.qaya.org/
> >
> > Peter:
> >
> > Don't you recognize the word DBQ, used as a verb in Genesis 2:24?
> >
> > Looks like the Yiddish hasn't changed the meaning much.
> >
> > Karl W. Randolph.
> > --
> > ___________________________________________________________
>
> Karl,
>
> One can hardly blame Peter for not recognizing this since the word DAVKA
> uses a 'K' which is the normal transliteration for the Kaf rather than
> 'Q' which is normally used for the Qof. I certainly didn't make the
> connection. Thanks for pointing that out.
>
> george
> gfsomsel
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