Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Kevin Riley" <klriley AT alphalink.com.au>]

I think it may be more accurate to say that in some writing systems the
distinctions are not always made.  B and P are not always distinguished in
cuneiform, that does not mean they were confused in speaking.  You would
need to find a number of clear cases to support your argument that Hebrew
would confuse B and P in this way when taking words from another language,
particularly when it involves elements having B in Hebrew itself.

Kevin Riley
 
-------Original Message------- 
 
From: JimStinehart AT aol.com 
Date: 19/11/2008 9:09:58 AM 
 
 
 
The point is that in going from one ancient language to another, B and P are
often in effect interchangeable. 
 
Jim Stinehart 
Evanston, Illinois