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Re: [b-hebrew] BLG

From: Trevor Peterson <abuian AT access4less.net>
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] BLG
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 05:41:21 -0400

Peter Kirk wrote:

Well, according to BDB there is a cognate (balaja) in Arabic, but its meaning is not given and I don't have an Arabic dictionary to hand.

to shine, be happy, be glad, be delighted (Wehr)

HALOT, BTW, conveniently provides glosses of a lot of its cognates. You're still better off checking the sources yourself, but for those who don't have the resources, it's a handy substitute.

Trevor Peterson
CUA/Semitics

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