Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

jim,

first, to make things clear, i have nothing against your hurrian theory, nor
agains your assumption that all 11 names are hebrew and late. really, nothing.
i really don't have an opinion on the matter.

while i remain receptive to your basic historical description of 14th century
canaan, based on the amarna letters, i continue to strongly reject your faulty
use of linguistics to prove your points. in my opinion, you fall victim,
willingly and unwittingly, to the most basic of all linguistic errors: the
false cognate. if you BELIEVE the name is hurrian, you PROVE it is hurrian. if
you BELIEVE the other name is hebrew you PROVE it is hebrew. 
all, by producing close cognates from the chosen language of the spur of the
moment.

as i have tried to make clear in previous emails, this is a question of
Methodology, not of Fact. to no avail so far: you keep throwing Fact at every
response. so, i opt to keep out of this futile exchange.

best
nir