Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

"Understand" (funny, this word under-stand) is a fickle thing, and  
may well be self delusion. Even the greatest experts have doubts as  
to what this prophet of prophets, this grandest master of the Hebrew  
language, often means.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Feb 5, 2011, at 10:06 PM, fred burlingame wrote:

> Four days later however, during the reading of the scroll of isaiah  
> in the synagogue service, the same vegetable seller may well have  
> experienced difficulty understanding some of that language spoken  
> (not the content, but the language itself). I speak english, but i  
> encounter difficulty understanding the irish dialect of english  
> spoken? ... Is that a fair comparison?