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  • From: K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>
  • To: Arnaud Fournet <fournet.arnaud AT wanadoo.fr>
  • Cc: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Pronunciation
  • Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:58:41 -0800

Arnaud:

On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 11:13 AM, Arnaud Fournet
<fournet.arnaud AT wanadoo.fr>wrote:

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>



> So phonetically Heyk(h)al represents a Sumerian snapshot ca. -2000 BCE
> attested in a document Samuel, which is one thousand year younger.
> Fascinating.
> When did that word enter Hebrew?
>
>
> Arnaud Fournet
> ***
>
> That’s an even harder question to answer, as historical records for that
event have long since disappeared. Further, the word may have entered the
Hebrew language long before any Biblical author had reason to include it.

Karl W. Randolph.




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