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  • From: JimStinehart AT aol.com
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  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Genesis 31: 47: What Foreign Language Is That?
  • Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:03:15 EST


Yigal Levin wrote: “The various books of the Bible are written in the
language of their
intended audience, with occasional reference to someone, usually a
non-Israelite, speaking strangely or in a foreign language, such as Laban's
"yegar sahaduta"….”
What language is “yegar sahaduta” at Genesis 31: 47?
Is it Hurrian? Is it Aramaic? Are these Hurrian words written in Aramaic?
Or is this classic Aramaic, with no Hurrian influence? Other possibilities
might be Hittite, Assyrian, or Akkadian. Or are these made up words, not
from an actual foreign language? These words clearly are intended to be
non-Hebrew words.
Any help anyone could give me on this would be greatly appreciated.
Jim Stinehart



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