Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

That's a very good suggestion, Yigal. The 'hunter-gatherer' etymology sounds 
quite plausible.


Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au



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From: Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 06:48:55 +1100
To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Bethsaida

Karl,

Perhaps it went the other way: CYD first meant "hunting" (not as a sport but
as a way of providing food), and then the noun Cayyid took on the general
meaning of "provisions".

Yigal Levin