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Re: [b-hebrew] Heber's Wife Jael: "Male Ibex"?

From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
To: JimStinehart AT aol.com
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Heber's Wife Jael: "Male Ibex"?
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 17:51:50 -0400

The -el fraction of the name means 'tall, lofty, elevated' (compare BLIYAAL = BLI-YAAL of Dt. 15:9). It is also possibly a hidden EL. YA- could be the personal pronoun 'she', or also theophoric.

The root XBR is a variant, methinks, of GBR and QBR, 'piled-up, large, huge'.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Oct 4, 2011, at 10:15 AM, JimStinehart AT aol.com wrote:

Heber’s Wife Jael

[b-hebrew] Heber's Wife Jael: "Male Ibex"?, JimStinehart, 10/04/2011
- Re: [b-hebrew] Heber's Wife Jael: "Male Ibex"?, Isaac Fried, 10/04/2011