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  • From: "Norman Wood" <nandk.wood AT blueyonder.co.uk>
  • To: "Pawel Sajdek" <pawel AT kul.stalwol.pl>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Jonah 4:11
  • Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:41:32 -0000

Thanks Pawel, That seems right the preposition MiN confused me but I see
that it means more than in this case.
Thanks
Norman Wood
Scotland
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pawel Sajdek" <pawel AT kul.stalwol.pl>
To: "Norman Wood" <nandk.wood AT blueyonder.co.uk>
Cc: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:27 PM
Subject: Jonah 4:11


Norman Wood napisaƂ(a):

>Hi ,
>I wondered if someone could explain how the number 120,000 works in Jonah
4:11, I see MShTM- 'SRH RB,
>but neither Weingreen nor, the basics of biblical Hebrew seem to cover this
size of number
>So I think the part I can' t understand is the MiShTeM at the start .
>Best Wishes
>Norman Wood
>Scotland
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To the best of my belief the root is ShTM (two) with the preposition min
added.
So we have twelve times 10000 (ribbo) make a hundred and twenty thousand.
Is that right?

Best Wishes,
Pawel S., Poland

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Pawel Sajdek
<>< XPICTOC NIKA ><>




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