Biblical Hebrew Forum

[<tladatsi AT charter.net>]

Thank you for your email.  You are of course correct.  
However, what I was wondering about is if the definite 
aritcle prefix Ha is added, it is pretty close to being an 
anagram, especially if it is unpointed.  Sorry, I was just 
reading Numbers 10:35 late at night and I thought it said * 
* When Aaron set out Moses said.. * but did not seem right.  
Then I realized I had inverted Aleph and the He.


> From: George F Somsel <gfsomsel AT juno.com>
> Date: 2005/08/20 Sat AM 07:03:39 EDT
> To: tladatsi AT charter.net
> CC: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Aaron & the Ark
> 
> On Sat, 20 Aug 2005 2:06:30 -0400 <tladatsi AT charter.net> 
writes:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Is there some connection between *the ark* (Ha A Ro N) 
and 
> > *Aaron* (A Ha Ro N).  They are anagrams.  
> > 
> > I have seen no clear derivation of Aaron.
> > 
> > The derivation of ark I have read ARAH - *to gather *, 
then 
> > an ark is place to gather things together.  What rule 
makes 
> > a noun with an -ON ending from a weak root?  Or is this 
not 
> > a real derivation?
> > 
> > Any thoughts?  
> > 
> > Jack Tladatsi
>  _______________________________________________
> 
> In Hebrew Aaron is )H:aRoN and ark is ):aRoWN.  In other 
words, the
> Hebrew word for "ark" lacks the Heh which appears as the 
second radical
> of Aaron.  It is therefore not an anagram.
> 
> george
> gfsomsel
> ___________
> 

Jack Tladatsi