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  • From: K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
  • To: JimStinehart AT aol.com
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Eve and the Hivites
  • Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:43:56 -0700

Jim:

On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 7:42 AM, <JimStinehart AT aol.com> wrote:

>
> “Eve” in Hebrew is XWH.
>
> “Hivite” in Hebrew is XWY.
>
> Eve is XW-H, where the H is merely a feminine suffix, not part of the root.
> Likewise, Hivite is XW-Y, where the Y is merely a generic suffix meaning “
> people”, not part of the root. Thus the 2-letter root of the two names is
> identical: XW.
>
> Jim Stinehart
> Evanston, Illinois
>
> This is an etymological error in that the noun for Eve is a feminine with
the final -H part of the noun, not an add-on.

Karl W. Randolph.




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