Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Søren Holst <sh AT teol.ku.dk>]

Karl,

This makes excellent sense if we KNOW that words with seemingly identical 
roots must be semantically related. You have stated this to be the case, but 
I don't think you have demonstrated it.

If you don't have time to post the evidence right now, I quite understand. I 
myself don't have time to dig out the list of roots seemingly supporting my 
point of view. We'll just leave it at that for the moment.

all the best,
Soren

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> [SMTP:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] på vegne af Karl Randolph
> Sendt:        3. april 2005 22:00
> Til:  Hebrew
> Emne: Re: [b-hebrew] etymology? -- [was »"virgin" vs. "young woman" in 
> Isaiah 7:14«]
> 
> Søren:
> 
> Actually, I use a combination of both. The context is of course the 
> ultimate determinant, however the contexts indicating meaning of other 
> words from the same roots can often help in the understanding of a word 
> being examined. That is especially true for a term that is used ten times 
> or fewer, as is (LMH. And sometimes the meaning determined by a word seldom 
> used can indicate a nuance that enriches the understanding of the root 
> and/or more commonly used word from the same root. Thus, I use both.
> 
> Karl W. Randolph