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  • From: fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>
  • To: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • Cc: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] lock without a key
  • Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 11:37:41 -0500

Hello Isaac:

I agree with your comments about the vast interconnectivity of ancient
hebrew words derived from the same root.

I did not realize however, that general academic agreement on this
conclusion exists not. Rather, vast opposition to your point, flourishes.

regards,

fred burlingame

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu> wrote:

> As I have said before, in contrast to English, Hebrew is a root based
> language, with a resulting vast interconnectivity between different words
> derived from the same (or similar) root of a very basic meaning. The root חל
> (a variant of
>
> גל, גלל, הל, הלל, חל, חלל, כל, כלל, קל, קלל)
>
> essentially means 'amass, accumulate'. In Numbers 31:9 חיל refers to the
> mass of earthly holdings , while in numbers 31:14 it refers to a mass of
> men.
>
>
> Consider the the very first biblical verb ברא commonly translated as
> "created". But can I can get an inkling of its intended meaning only by
> relating it to the roots פרא, פרה, פרע
>
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>
>
> On Nov 3, 2010, at 12:04 AM, fred burlingame wrote:
>
> Hello Isaac:
>
> Your analysis of חיל meanings sounds reasonable to me.
>
> But the $64.00 question continues. When you read these two verses (numbers
> 31:9,14) in hebrew and then in english translation, does the substance
> appear different to you?
>
> It comes across different to me, with the hebrew having a more varied or
> complex meaning than the english.
>
> regards,
>
> fred burlingame
>
>
>
> Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu> wrote:
>
>> It appears to me that חיל is from the root חל, which is a member of the
>> root family
>> גל, הל, חל, כל, קל
>> essentially meaning 'include, amass, accumulate, garner'. Notice the
>> related word XEL of Isaiah 26:1.
>>
>> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>>
>> On Nov 2, 2010, at 6:03 PM, fred burlingame wrote:
>>
>> The meanings of "hayil" are related
>>
>>
>>
>
>




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