Biblical Hebrew Forum

[davidfentonism AT aim.com]

  Peter, that view makes b-hebrew especially problematic to fully apprehend 
to anyone holding that view because it is the only language in history that 
functions uniquely as I have described. No mysticism necessary.
 
 David Fenton
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 Gal. 27-29: For as many as have had a tevilah into Moshiach have clothed 
yourselves with Moshiach. There is not Yehudi nor Yevani (Greek), there is 
not eved (servant) nor ben chorin (freedman), there is not zachar (male) nor 
nekevah (female), for you are all echad in Moshiach Yehoshua/Yeshua. And, if 
you belong to Moshiach (YESHAYAH 53:10), then you are of the ZERAH of Avraham 
Avinu, you are yoreshim (heirs) according to the havtachah (promise).   
 -----Original Message-----
 From: peter AT qaya.org
 To: davidfentonism AT aim.com
 Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
 Sent: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 8:36 PM
 Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Uncancelable meaning
 
  On 31/03/2007 23:57, davidfentonism AT aim.com wrote: 
 > I think this depends on how you construct "fexibility". As you know well, 
 > Hebrew letters and roots have embedded meaning which inform the words they 
 > form and that those embedded meanings in the letters and roots are 
 > 'uncancellable'. However, those very same 'uncancellable' letters and 
 > roots are dynamic, having a range of meaning. It is in this way that I 
 > perceive Bill's proposition. Thanks, Peter. 
 > > No, David, I do not know this well. Meanings are not uncancellably 
 > > embedded in letters and roots, they are temporarily and fuzzily 
 > > associated with words and word groups. Roots are an abstraction which is 
 > > helpful to some limited extent. But there is no mysticism here and 
 > > nothing uncancellable. 
 
 -- Peter Kirk 
 E-mail: peter AT qaya.org 
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