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[b-hebrew] Titled: Seriously not related? OR Where did the Aleph come from?

From: David Kolinsky <yishalom AT sbcglobal.net>
To: George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>ת B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [b-hebrew] Titled: Seriously not related? OR Where did the Aleph come from?
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 07:52:57 -0800 (PST)

George,

Please consider the following.

/aRBa\ (ארבע) "four" from RBa\ (רבע) "to spread out in all four directions,
quadrate, inundate, lie down, copulate."

/eTsBa\ (אצבע) "(reacher, dipper =>) finger" from TsBha\ (צבע) meaning "(to
reach) to dip or dye s.th

/eChaD (אחד) one from ChaDaD (חדד) meaning "sharpened or pointed."

/aKhaL (אכל) "to consume, eat" from KaLaH (כלה) meaning "to consume."

/aChaZ (אחז) "to take hold or apprehend" from ChaZaH (חזה).

/aKhaPh (אכף) "to force compel" from KaPhaH (כפה) "to bend, bring under one's
control."

/aBhaD (אבד) "to be lost" from BaD (בד) "alone (piece, singular, unique,
special)"

/ePheS (אפס) "nothing, none, zero" from PaSaS (פסס) "to vanish."

/eKaR (איכר) "(digger =>) farmer" from KaRaH
(כרה) "to dig."

[b-hebrew] Titled: Seriously not related? OR Where did the Aleph come from?, David Kolinsky, 03/10/2011
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- [b-hebrew] Titled: Seriously not related? OR Where did the Aleph come from?, David Kolinsky, 03/10/2011
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Titled: Seriously not related? OR Where did the Aleph come from?, George Athas, 03/10/2011
  - Re: [b-hebrew] Titled: Seriously not related? OR Where did the Aleph come from?, Isaac Fried, 03/10/2011