Biblical Hebrew Forum

[dwashbur AT nyx.net]

I ask because I'm thinking the vocalization reminds me a lot of BRZL, "iron," 
which as far as  
I know is a semitic word.  I can't help wondering if PRDS is a similar type 
of term.

On 9 Mar 2011 at 0:43, George Athas wrote:

> 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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Dave Washburn

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