Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Nir:

The dictionary is one that I wrote, one that I have mentioned several times
on this list. It is not one that I set out to write, rather one that started
as notes, synonym references and corrections in the margins of the
dictionaries that I purchased.

For me, the important thing is what actions do the words refer to, not their
etymology (I think many of those etymologies are faulty) nor their semantic
domains.

Yigal’s suggestions appear to me to be too much of speculation on etymology,
enough that I cannot agree with it.

Karl W. Randolph.

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 11:54 AM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. 
<nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>wrote:

> >From the dictionary:
> >
> באר to draw out (both physically as in water from a well, and figuratively,
> >as in drawing out a meaning, explaining) → באר well, from which water is
> >drawn out
>
> >Karl W. Randolph.
>
> karl,
>
> i rather side yigal's opinion (beer(well)<--bor and maybe
> beer(explained)<--
> barur or bahir). in any case, can you pls quote your source?
>
> regards
> nir cohen