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  • 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."






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