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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: "Arnaud Fournet" <fournet.arnaud AT wanadoo.fr>
  • Cc: Hebrew List <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Vav Nun Suffix
  • Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:39:26 -0500

I agree. SHEBA שבע 'seven', is related to SHEPA שפע 'plenty'. Also to NI-SHP-EH, 'tall', as in Is. 13:2 and Jer. 14:6. Also to CEPA צפע 'snake', and CPIA צפיע 'turd'.
Otherwise, the אצבעות are צבות and ניצבות on the palm of the hand, and there are plenty of them.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Nov 21, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Arnaud Fournet wrote:



3. I forgot to mention another word with root CB, namely, ECBA
אצבע 'finger'.
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Some people have suggested that this word may have some relationship with sab( "seven".






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