Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Alexander Oldernes <alexander AT oldernes.no>]

I bought version 7 of Bibleworks recently, so thanks for the advice.
I want to thank all of you for your contribution on this subject.

@Joel: I really liked "baqbuq"...


Alexander Oldernes
Norway
http://www.divinename.no/



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Kummerow" <farmerjoeblo AT hotmail.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Words with sound that describe their meaning


> HALOT lists quite a few onomatopoeic words. Do a search in that lexicon
> in BibleWorks for onomatop* and you'll get a heap.
>
> Regards,
> David Kummerow.
> > Does anyone know examples of B-Hebrew words where the pronunciation 
> > (the sound) correspond to the meaning of the word?
> >
> > I know about the Hebrew word "tor" (turtle-dove) which sounds like the 
> > bird.
> > And the cheth-sound in "ruach" may sound like a "breath" or "wind".
> >
> > Are there any more examples?
> >
> >
> > Alexander Oldernes
> > Norway
> > http://www.divinename.no/
>
>
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