Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

This is how they were called by the people of the land. Those who  
were living close together were typically called QNIZIY, and those  
who were living spread out were typically called PRIZIY.

The philistines were supposedly of Aegean origin, yet they are known  
in the HB by an apparently Hebrew name of the root PL$.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Nov 25, 2011, at 2:31 PM, jimstinehart AT aol.com wrote:

> Why would you think that QNZY and PRZY are west Semitic names?  The  
> QNZY and PRZY are always presented as being foreigners.