Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Dear Doug,

The way I (and I think most people) read the explanation of the name "Peleg"
is as a reference to the Tower of Babel story in Gen. 11:1-9. And just as in
verse 1 there, "all the earth" refers to the human inhabitants of the earth,
not the planet itself, I assume that this is what 10:25 means as well. Does
it also refer to the earth being divided in other ways, such as into
continents and habitation zones? I don't see it in the text, but who knows?


Yigal Levin


-----Original Message-----
From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Doug Belot
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 1:53 AM
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [b-hebrew] Gen 10:25 dividing the earth

Perhaps i should begin by an apology for dashing in where angels fear to 
tread , I love your emails back and forth about all sorts of areas of 
Heberew , sometimes that have quite a bit of value for me , I am sure they 
are valuable to you all

Now my query is hebrew language related in that I want to know , if possible

, does Gen 10:25 when speaking of dividing the earth actually mean what it 
says , and thus explaining the different languages world wide , and the 
differernt animals , Kangaroo , in Aus ' Zebra in Africa , etc.

Did the existing "earth" as a round ball divide into different areas , can 
we safely believe that this is what is written and thus this is what it is 
meant to be from what is written here in Gen 10:25 , or will your ability to

rip it into segments of constanants make this implausible.

doug belot



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Noam Eitan" <noameitan AT yahoo.com>
To:
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 7:12 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] better concordance than Even-Shoshan?


> Dear list members,
>
> I had many situations over the years where I couldn't find a word in 
> Abraham Even-Shoshan concordance. The latest was when I tried to locate 
> "me'ashpatot yarim evyon" (can't remember where it is in the HB [has to be

> a Psalm] or translate it) - ashpatot is not mentioned at all, only ashpa, 
> and I could not find the verb yarim in any form, in any binyan. Is there a

> better, really complete Hebrew concordance of the HB?
>
> thanks,
>
> Noam Eitan, Brooklyn, NY
>
>
>
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