Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Peter:

When looking at Gesenius and his followers such as BDB 
et al, they take Leviticus 21:18 as being from a different 
root than all the other uses of XRM (other than as a fish 
net). What you are suggesting, if I read you correctly, is 
that the division should be made along different lines. 
You, too, disagree with BDB on this.

At the very least, if there are two roots, they are not 
according to the categories found in Arabic.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Kirk" <peter AT qaya.org>
> 
> On 31/10/2005 19:15, Karl Randolph wrote:
> 
> > ...
> >
> > On the contrary, it is because I see a unanimity of meaning in 
> > the Hebrew uses ...
> >
> 
> What, cutting/slaughter/mutilation and consecrating are "a 
> unanimity of meaning"? I really can't buy that. I could accept that 
> they just could come from the same root as extended senses, but 
> they certainly don't show the kind of unanimity which anyone could 
> even dream of taking as evidence that these must be the same root.
> 
> ...
> 
> There is good, although not conclusive, evidence in Hebrew for two 
> roots from the highly divergent meanings.
> 
> 
> -- Peter Kirk
> peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> http://www.qaya.org/


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