Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

The root XL is a member of the root family: GL, XL, KL, QL, GLL, HLL,  
XLL, KLL, QLL, of the basic sense of 'enclose, contain, include,  
collect, mount, pile up, put together'. It contains the single- 
consonant root L for elevation. The other root X is as in XAY,  
'alive', or in AX, 'brother'.
We have from this root the words: XOL, 'sand dune', XALON, 'window',  
XALIYL, 'flute' (essentially a GALIYL or a M-XIL-AH enclosing an  
empty XALAL), XALAH, 'a shaped heap of baked dough', XEIL, 'bulwark,  
embankment', XAYIL, 'strength, substance, potency', MA-XOL, 'dance,  
moving around, moving collectively', MA-XAL-AH, 'illness, an ill  
inclusion, bending over'.
The three-consonant root is not God-given, and it stands to reason  
that the Hebrew language was not born complete with it.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jan 29, 2011, at 11:01 AM, fred burlingame wrote:

> Hello all;
>
> In deuteronomy 2:25, two instances of the two letter consonantal root
> חל (chet lamed) appear.
>
> strong's concordance iidentifies the two verbs by numbers 2490 and  
> 2342,
> respectively.
>
> The first verb appears to mean "begin;" and the second, to
> "twist" or "dance."
>
> This usage prompts these questions.
>
> 1.  Did the author grasp for these two words in proximity, by  
> chance or by
> intent?
>
> 2.  Do the two words share a common two letter root; or are two  
> letter roots
> illusory?
>
> 3.  If so, does the two letter consonantal root enjoy a single  
> meaning?
>
> Your comments are welcomed.
>
> regards,
>
> fred burlingame
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