Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>]

karl,

thanks, that's good news, since i have access to (k)ubuntu. see if i can make 
it work ...

nir

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:36:22 -0700, K Randolph wrote
> Nir:
> 
> It sounds like you are using Windows™. I finally had to call in an expert 
> to get Hebrew working on my Windows™ computer and even after much effort, 
> other languages are still not reliably working on it.
> 
> I downloaded and installed ubuntu linux on another computer, and all the 
> languages I wanted worked out of the box. Unlike Windows™, that one is free 
> and easy to install. http://www.ubuntulinux.com Yes, there are Hebrew 
> Bibles available for it.
> 
> Right now I am typing this message on a hackintosh (Dell computer running 
> Macintosh OS X) and like Ubuntu, all the languages are running out of the 
> box. I find the Macintosh is the easiest to use and the most useful of the 
> computers that I have.
> 
> I am not a computer expert, just a user.
> 
> Since you already have a computer, the Ubuntu Llinux option may be the best.
> 
> Karl W. Randolph.
> 
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br> 
> wrote:
> 
> thanks karl. i dont have a concordance yet, but used instead a couple of 
> internet bible dictionaries, then looked 
> up the verses one by one using mekhon mamre. also, for various 
> technicalities (the main being my computer 
> illiteracy) i still cannot process hebrew fonts on my computer,  in spite 
> of several suggestions mentioned by 
> colleagues on b-hebrew.
> 
> meanwhile, i found akkadian words with root KRM which mean "provide, feed". 
> these may be close to 
> KEREM and KARMEL also mentioned, i think, by isaac. but maybe less directly 
> connected to KRH. 
> 
> nir cohen
> 
> On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 07:42:16 -0700, K Randolph wrote
> 
>

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