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  • From: Jim West <jwest AT highland.net>
  • To: Dora Smith <villandra AT austin.rr.com>, b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
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  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] 'iysh and zakar
  • Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 13:20:26 -0500

Words have usage, not meaning. You have to examine words in particular contexts. Do you have a passage in mind or are you just "fishing"?

Dora Smith wrote:

Is there any reason to think that in some contexts zakar meant particular
subtypes of male human being, like young man, boy, male prostitute?


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Jim West

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