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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Uzi Silber <uzisilber AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] suffixes of geographical locations
  • Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 19:41:07 -0500

Appears to me that these endings are a contracted HINO, 'he is'. Thus, Gola-an = 'highland', from the root GL, Shar-on = 'lowland', from the toot Y$R, Xor-on = 'mountainous land', from the root XR = HR. Also, XAL-ON, 'widow', from the root XL, KL, etc. Also *ACL-AN, 'idler'.

---Isaac Fried

On Mar 4, 2011, at 1:40 PM, Uzi Silber wrote:

Greetings,

I've noticed for some time that many places names/regions in the Land of
Israel end with either -ahn or -on.
So we have Golan, Bashan, Emek Dotan and we have Shomron, Sheemron, Xoron,
Sharon, Eglon, Giv'on, Beit Dagon, Xetzron, Avdon.

Were 'ahn' and 'on' suffixes meant to be geographical identifiers?

Uzi Silber
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