Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George Athas" <george.athas AT moore.edu.au>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Isaac Fried


Inasmuch as we are dealing with Genesis, it is worth while noticing  
that , BARA, which is rendered in English: 'create', and which  
is the first verb (root) of the entire bible, is a variant of   
PARA, 'disperse'. There is nothing in this verb (root) to indicate  
that God made "something" out of "nothing". 
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Hi Isaac!
 
Do you mean PRD, rather than PR)?
 
Are you implying that there is an intrinsic relation between the roots BR)
and PRD? I can perhaps see a similarity in pronunciation, which might lead
to confusion in scribal transmission, particularly in manuscripts copied via
dictation. But what evidence is there of an intrinsic semantic relation
between these two roots?
 

Best Regards, 

GEORGE ATHAS 
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