Biblical Hebrew Forum

[David Kolinsky <yishalom AT sbcglobal.net>]

Chaverim,
I wonder if we could get some additional opinions on this debate.  
 
I agree with Karl that Jim's postings are annoyingly pedantic and that if he 
has a comprehensive thesis on Hebrew etymology and how it applies to the 
patriarchal narrative then he should seriously consider writing a book or 
starting a web site.
 
However, I think Karl is behaving as much as a bully as Jim is being 
pedantic.  Furthermore, it is not only in the context of Jim's rantings that 
he has done so.  Rather, he seems to consistently do so when anyone presents 
and/or disagrees with him regarding Hebrew Etymology.  There is no doubt that 
there is no consensus on the relationship between Hebrew verbal roots and 
other words with seemingly similar "root" letters.  This holds true as well 
when it comes to making the same comparisons between semitic languages 
(cognates).  But the fact that there is no consensus does not mean that 
people who profess these ideas are idiots (as Karl seems to regularly 
suggest).  Nor does it make it a subject not worth exploring.  Those of us 
who have our theories of Hebrew etymolgy could create another B-Hebrew list, 
but that would deprive us of the opinions of people who disagree with us 
(Karl's included).  My complaint is that Karl seems much less
 interested in scholarly debate and exploration and much more interested in 
shutting the rest of us down.  Which, by the way, he seems to have done 
rather successfully.  
 
Is that the intent of this list?
 
Sincerely,
david kolinsky
 
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