Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>]

Isaac Fried wrote:
> OK, but what is then this Misr- part of Misrayim (as you prefer to  
> spell it)? Is it Hebrew? Is it meaningful? Is it ancient Egyptian?  
> Does it mean mistress?
>
>   
HH: The root may be Hebrew, but it is also Phoenician, Assyrian, Arabic, 
and Minaean, according to BDB, as well as Ugaritic, Syrian, Aramaic, and 
Akkadian according to  HAL. This makes me think the name goes back to 
Egypt itself.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard