Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

I don't know and am not interested in the hypothetical "Hurrian", but  
a Hebrew name is not a word and may not mean what it appears to mean  
if it were a word. One may think that YAEL is an Ibex, but it needs  
not be so, the name may just happen to consist of the consonants Yod- 
Aiyn-Lamed.
In my humble opinion it is out of the question that the name YICXAQ  
יצחק means 'he will laugh'.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Oct 6, 2011, at 3:55 PM, jimstinehart AT aol.com wrote:

> Most Hurrian names mean something like “Praise Teshup” or  
> “Teshup Is Firm”, etc.