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[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

Oy, and how could I forget קו and קוה?

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Sep 24, 2010, at 10:07 AM, Isaac Fried wrote:

> The root TKP essentially means 'overcome' or 'bend over'. In my  
> humble opinion a Hebrew root can not have the evolved meaning of  
> 'strong'. The root TKP is a variant of:
>
>  גב, גבה, גבב, עגב, גבב, אגף, גפף
> הב, הבהב, אהב, הוה, חוה, חבב, חפף
> כבה, כפה, כפף, כף
> עקב, קבע, קפא, עקף
>
> and in this sense it is also related to the root NQP, or הקיף  
> 'went around'.
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>
> On Sep 24, 2010, at 1:52 AM, Randall Buth wrote:
>
> > taqaf תקף 'overpower, be strong against' is a word with a root  
> > that refers to
> > 'strength' and 'validity', not 'going in circles'.
>
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