Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>]

On 10/11/2004 03:13, Shoshanna Walker wrote:

> Uh - no, Marianne
>
> Karnei is not the plural of rays - it is the plural of rays "OF" 
> something, ie: light
>
> The plural of rays by itself is karnaim.
>
> Rays OF something (ie light) = karnei - something
>
> Rays alone = karnaim
>
> shoshanna
As the modern Hebrew speakers on this list have only confused me and 
others, I asked a someone I know who attended a Hebrew school in Israel, 
although actually a Christian Arab. According to him:

rays (plural) = keranim, construct karne
horns (plural) = keranot, construct karnot (?)
horns (dual) = karnaim, construct karne

He admits that his knowledge is imperfect. But would anyone choose to 
correct him?


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