Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

b-hebrew - Re: [b-hebrew] Yom in Biblical and Rabbinic Texts

b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Biblical Hebrew Forum

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Yom in Biblical and Rabbinic Texts
  • Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:44:31 -0500

Dear James,

Yeah, sorry. I was referring to the explicit numbers of
weeks as opposed to days. But the point is still the same.

It's not the same point at all. The word "week" is based on the number "seven." The Hebrew word is a form of the number "seven." It's not surprising that it can designate a seven of days or years. But YWM is not a numerical word. It is not based on the number one. It means day.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard





Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page