Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

Jim

Please go and read some books on the history of Semitic languages.  There is
nothing at all strange about the development of het to 'ayin - it is found
in a number of languages/dialects.  It is the het - 'aleph connection that
needs to be explained for Canaanite/Hebrew.

Kevin Riley
 
-------Original Message------- 

From: JimStinehart AT aol.com 
Date: 6/03/2009 7:08:53 AM 
 
 
David Hamuel: 
 
To my statement “As to heth vs. Aleph in initial position, some versions of 
The Samaritan Pentateuch have )BRN for ‘Hebron’”, you wrote: 
 
”Which version? MS?” 
 
M23 
 
Let me type out here the relevant small portions of four different entries
in 
HALOT. The first three show an aleph: ). The last one oddly shows an ayin: 
(. 
 
1. “XBRWN, Sam. M23 )ibron…Gn 13: 18….” 
 
2. “XBR[W]NY, Sam. M23 )abruni…Nu 3: 27; 26: 58….” 
 
3. “XBR, Sam. M22 )abar [as a noun]…2. Charm, spell, enchantment…Dt 18: 
11….” 
 
4. “XBR,…Sam. Ben-H, (abar [showing an ayin here, not an aleph]…2. 
Grandson of Asher Gn 46: 17; Nu 26: 45….” 
 
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