Biblical Hebrew Forum

[fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>]

Hello Isaac:

1. I agree with your paragraph 1.

2. I thought I had learned that the hebrew words in isolation enjoy but
potential existence and a potential range of meaning. When actually used,
words acquire precision and existence?

3. So, in genesis 14:19, we have El "possessor" or "one owning" of the skies
and land?
4. Just as the image or shadow (people) enjoys a plethora of character
traits, so does the creator.

regards,

fred burlingame
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu> wrote:

> 1. Language, which was invented and perfected by "primitive" man, should be
> very very simple.
> 2. A hebrew name is not a word, and we must be careful in analyzing it, yet
> I am convinced that EL in EL-KAN-AH is, indeed, our EL. In Gen. 14:19 we
> have: EL ELYON KON-EH $AMAYIM VA-AREC. Is this EL 'the buyer'?
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>
>  On Feb 4, 2011, at 11:26 AM, fred burlingame wrote:
>
>  Hello Isaac:
>
> lol ....
>
> perhaps, neither the language (spoken) or its writing system (printed
> words) are as complex as frequently implied & discussed here .....
>
> and the meaning of el-ka-nah? .... "G-d acquired?"
>
> regards,
>
> fred burlingame
>
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 6:34 AM, Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu> wrote:
>
>> 1. First of all you are instructed to recognize YI as 'he', referring to
>> EL-KAN-AH. Then you are instructed to recognize TEN as 'give'. Then you are
>> instructed to use your, God given, ample intelligence to get the picture.
>> 2. SAGAR is devoid of identity markers and is therefore preceded by 'and
>> God'.
>>
>> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>>
>>  On Feb 3, 2011, at 4:05 PM, fred burlingame wrote:
>>
>>  a. first verb; prefixed form; yi-ten, יתן . The context of that verb
>> instructs me to read "he gave."
>>
>>
>>
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