Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

On 01/11/2005 11:55, Karl Randolph wrote:

> 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.
>
>  
No, Karl, I am not disagreeing with BDB, although I don't claim to have 
a fixed opinion on the matter. BDB takes the senses "slit" in Lev 21:18 
only and "net" (also perhaps XARME$ "sickle") as from the root XRM II 
which they associate with Arabic خرم (starting with the Arabic letter 
khah), and all other uses of the verb as well as the noun XEREM in the 
senses "devoted thing, devotion, ban" as from XRM I associated with 
Arabic حرم (starting with the Arabic letter hah, as in "haram" meaning 
"unclean"). I see no reason to disagree with this - although it is not 
necessarily the full story. BDB links the noun "net" with "slit" because 
nets are perforated.

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