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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Mis(.)rayim
  • Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:35:24 -0400

Harold,

May be, may be, Egyptian 'kem' is somehow related to the Hebrew (OK semitic) XAM, 'hot', which common wisdom claims to be the progenitor of XUM, 'dark brown---the color of hot ash and ember'. See Genesis 30:40.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Mar 22, 2007, at 12:22 PM, Harold Holmyard wrote:

Dear list,

here is an interesting quote that rehashes some of
wwhat has been said but gives another theory about
Mis(.)rayim:
http://www.geocities.com/wally_mo/why_egypt.html

Yours,
Harold Holmyard


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