Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yodan" <yodan AT yodanco.com>]

I'm not discussing the meaning of the names, just one of the vowels in two
of them...  

 

I believe that there's a Kamatz Katan under LAMED in the father's name and
under HEIT in the 3rd daughter's name - hence, Tzelophhad (note that the
vowel of PH is Shva NaH) and Hogla (note that the vowel of GIMEL is Shva
NaH). I know that the translations of the first name is Tzelophehad as if PH
has a Shva Na, but the reason for the E could be in order to avoid a
situation of PHH. 

 

Any thoughts? 

 

Rivka Sherman-Gold

 

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[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of David Kolinsky
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Subject: [b-hebrew] Ts'laph'chadh

 

Perhaps you might want to consider these etymologies:

 

Regarding Ts'laph'chadh: one existing in the shadow of agitation and fear

 

His daughter's names were  

 

Machlah = feeling dismayed 

              (MChL ~ Syriac = weaken, grow weak, fall ill, dismayed;
related to Hebrew ChLh) 

 

No/ah = holding oneself back 

              (~ NW/ = sift > restrain > N/L lock, N/M = withheld thing, MN/
= restrain)

 

Chagh'lah = making oneself go around in circles

               (ChGL = to go around)

 

Milkah = vacillation

                (MLK = to deliberate > be deliberate > rule > king)

                (see Akkadian consider, discuss, advise, look after, mind,
confer) 

 

Teertsah = running away, making oneself disposed to something else or
indisposed 

                 (RWTs = to run)

                 (RTsH = show favor, be disposed to)

 

Thanks for your time, 

 

David Kolinsky

Monterey CA

 

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