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[David Kolinsky <yishalom AT sbcglobal.net>]

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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." 


Cordially,

David Kolinsky
Monterey CA
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>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
>

I don't know if you e-speak e-spanish, but the dissolution of
consonantal clusters is a known linguistic phenomenon that has also
operated in Semitic languages. Note the vocalization of shtayim, that
appears to reflect another dialectical form eshtayim. This phenomenon
deals with an additional 'alef' of course. In both of the first
examples this creats a 'four-root', and the secondary nature of the
alef is fairly clear.

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

Probably not applicable or directly cognate.

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

actually, kalah means it was finished, not 'to consume'. 'to consume' requires
the pi`el killah 'he finished something, consumed something'.
So again, different roots and a more  forced etymology.

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

'chest' or 'see'?
Either way I don't see a direct historical etymology.

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

This one is more interesting.

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

I wouldn't go there. We have several words that go back to b.d.d.

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

this one is interesting.

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

This last one is interesting, too.

In general, it has long been known that dialects within the language
and in cognate
languages often develop and blur the 'weak roots'. w/y in pe, `ayin, or lamed
position, and the kfulim `ayin-`ayin. Occasionally he and alef join in with 
the
dialect merging. (e.g., roots h.l.k. and y.l.k 'walk'. We even have
n.q.H and l.q.H 'take'.)

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Randall Buth, PhD
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