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Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1

From: Petr Tomasek <tomasek AT etf.cuni.cz>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 00:34:43 +0200

On Fri, Oct 12, 2007 at 05:02:17PM -0400, Isaac Fried wrote:
> Pere,
>
> Your assumption that the rules of grammar apply to names may be
> wrong. Sorry, but I can not contemplate a biblical name such as he-
> will-laugh.
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University.

What's wrong with "He-will-laugh"? Look at the meaning of some arabic names
like Muʿāwija (an ummayad caliph!!!): "howling (female) dog"!

P.T.

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Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1 , (continued)
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Yaakov Stein, 10/10/2007
  - [b-hebrew] Please remember to sign your posts, Yigal Levin, 10/10/2007
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Isaac Fried, 10/11/2007
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Yigal Levin, 10/11/2007
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Isaac Fried, 10/11/2007
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, pporta, 10/12/2007
        
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        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, pporta, 10/12/2007
        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Isaac Fried, 10/12/2007
        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Petr Tomasek, 10/13/2007
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Yaakov Stein, 10/11/2007
- [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, JimStinehart, 10/10/2007
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Bryant J. Williams III, 10/11/2007
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, K Randolph, 10/11/2007
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Shoshanna Walker, 10/11/2007
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Yigal Levin, 10/12/2007
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Yitzhak Sapir, 10/13/2007
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Yigal Levin, 10/13/2007
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Isaac Fried, 10/14/2007
- Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 20: 1, Yigal Levin, 10/12/2007