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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: "Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] to jim, isaac on patriarchal names
  • Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:48:08 -0400

I don't think that the three first consonants in the name ZBULUN is the Hebrew root ZBL, but I grant you that the presence of L in the root indicates that it refers to a lofty state, as in NPL and NBL. The ancients were deeply religious (or if you want superstitious) people and they named their children accordingly, no cutzi-putzi names for them. They did not call a daughter Revital, (Rvi-Tal), 'Absorb-Dew', as do secular Hebrew speaking parents today.

I find the name Nofet-Li cute, kind like Yofi-Li.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Oct 13, 2011, at 7:44 PM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. wrote:

i suspect ZBLWN (ZVUL=prime? best-of?) can be thought of as analogous
to NPTLY (NOFET=nectar).





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