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  • From: Uri Hurwitz <uhurwitz AT yahoo.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Pronounciation
  • Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 03:14:10 -0800 (PST)


hey-khal

The word originates, if memory serves, in Sumerian
where 'e- gallo' means a large house. This in turn
appears in Akkadian with the same meaning and then in
various Semitic languages.

Uri Hurwitz Great Neck NY


> What is the pronunciation of היכל large meeting room ?

Best.

Arnaud Fournet









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