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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] cognate alphabet
  • Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:30:46 -0500

The reason for מוסבות שם is obviously the pagan nature of the names NBO and BAAL M-ON. It appears to me that נבוכדנאצר contains the three holy (to them, and in their way of speech) names NBO-GAD-ASHER.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Nov 27, 2010, at 6:30 PM, Yigal Levin wrote:

The consonantal MT text of Num. 32:38 says MWSBT $M ($=Shin). The MT vocalization is "musabot shem", a strange phrase, which is usually understood as "of changed names". The Septuagint says "perikekuklomenas", which simply means "encircled" or "surrounded", which is a possible translation of MWSBT. Your understanding of "perikekuklomenas" as "fortified" is a matter of interpretation, not what the Septuagint actually says.





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