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  • From: davidfentonism AT aim.com
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Hebrew language and thought forms
  • Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:50:15 -0500

But in the case of the (paleo) Hebrew, its very alphabet (i.e., its
characters) are derived from pictograms of the things Adam named (e.g.,
animals, trees, father, etc.). This is what I have read, at least. The Crown
Diamond Torah studies website has this:

http://www.crowndiamond.org/cd/alpha.html

It is not possible to overemphasize the importance of the alphabets to
spiritual understanding. The "logos/word" (John 1:1) is a direct reference to
the alefbet, referring to the Torah's normally untranslated . The twenty-two
characters of the Ancient Hebrew from alef to taw are pictograms of the
principles and powers of Elohim, in whose image man is made.
-----Original Message-----
From: kwrandolph AT gmail.com
The basic grammar and language structure is not connected to any mode
of thought. People use language to express their thoughts.

Of course, available vocabulary (which includes idiomatic phrases)
influences but does not predetermine how people think. A person who
cannot express a concept using available vocabulary can use either a
description of the concept (sufficient for one or two explanations),
or coin a neologism or use an imported term,.....
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