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Re: [b-hebrew] Dying, you will die Gen 2:17

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] Dying, you will die Gen 2:17
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:51:01 -0400

Harold,

It appears to me that YASHAN, 'old' is but a variant of YESHNO, 'exists'. Finding a "contrast" to this is not an easy matter, but in view of the apparent affinity of the roots GD$, XD$ and QD$, it seems that XADASH existentially means 'added'.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Apr 12, 2007, at 7:52 AM, Harold Holmyard wrote:

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HH: It is true that the related verb can mean "renew" alongside "make
new," but the adjective "chadash" regularly means "new" in contrast to
"old." See some samples of the word below:
Yours,
Harold Holmyard

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