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Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South (was: Names of Rachel's etc.)

From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
To: jimstinehart AT aol.com
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Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South (was: Names of Rachel's etc.)
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 18:53:37 -0400

The ending -IYN may be a plural marking. She called her son BEN-ONIY, the son of my youth, and he called him BINYAMIYN, the son of my (many) days. I estimate that RAXEL was about 5 years old (proof: she was still single) when YAAQOB first set eyes on her.

What an ancient Hebrew name harbors is a riddle. Rest assured (by me) that $IMON has nothing to do with 'hear', that LEVIY (EL-ABIY?) has nothing to do with 'accompany', and that $IM$ON has nothing to do with 'sun'.

Notice that the letter L (for EL?) is found in the names of all his four wives: Leah, raxeL, biLhah, ziLpah.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Oct 1, 2011, at 10:22 AM, jimstinehart AT aol.com wrote:

The name BN-YMYN

Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South (was: Names of Rachel's etc.), jimstinehart, 10/01/2011
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  - Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South (was: Names of Rachel's etc.), jimstinehart, 10/01/2011
    - Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South (was: Names of Rachel's etc.), Isaac Fried, 10/01/2011
      - Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South, Will Parsons, 10/01/2011
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South, Yigal Levin, 10/01/2011
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South, jimstinehart, 10/02/2011
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South, Isaac Fried, 10/02/2011
        
        Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South - THREAD CLOSED, Yigal Levin, 10/02/2011