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Re: [b-hebrew] Words adopted into Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary

From: George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Words adopted into Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 00:43:48 +0000

Hi Dave!

There appears to be no Semitic cognate involved here. The word doesn't seem
to exhibit any of the classic structures of a Semitic noun. So it doesn't
seem to be native to Hebrew or any of the Semitic languages. There's very
little doubt that this is a loanword.

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au

From: <dwashbur AT nyx.net<mailto:dwashbur AT nyx.net>>
Reply-To: <dwashbur AT nyx.net<mailto:dwashbur AT nyx.net>>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 16:34:44 -0800
To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org<mailto:b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Words adopted into Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary

If, as you say, Persia was nothing more than a wide place in the caravan
trail in the time of
Solomon, could it be that the word moved the opposite direction? That is,
could it be a
Hebrew/Semitic word that passed into Persian at some point?

Like you, I don't have a dog in this fight, I'm just curious as to people's
thoughts about such
a possibility.

Dave Washburn

http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur

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