Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yitzhak Sapir <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>]

On 11/3/05, Kevin Riley wrote:

> The fact that the Phoenician letters
> seem to fit so well the consonantal structure of the Phoenician language
> makes it one of the wonders of the history of languages.  As the witness of
> history is unanimous in ascribing this script to the Phoenicians I see no
> reason to doubt that, especially when it does not fit the Hebrew or Aramaic
> languages as well.

How do we then explain the names Tyre as opposed to Sidon or Sarepta
(all spelled with a Tsade)?

Yitzhak Sapir