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Re: [b-hebrew] 'iysh and zakar

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?

--
Jim West

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Re: [b-hebrew] 'iysh and zakar, Peter Kirk, 03/01/2005
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- Re: [b-hebrew] 'iysh and zakar, Dora Smith, 03/01/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] 'iysh and zakar, Jim West, 03/01/2005
  - Re: [b-hebrew] 'iysh and zakar, Heard, Christopher, 03/01/2005
    - Re: [b-hebrew] 'iysh and zakar, Dora Smith, 03/01/2005
- Re: [b-hebrew] 'iysh and zakar, Karl Randolph, 03/02/2005