Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <Yigal.Levin AT biu.ac.il>]

With scholars not being able to agree as to the origin of the word 
“Hebrew”/(BRY, why not ask if that name, like dozens of other names in the 
Patriarchal narratives, is an Amarna Age non-Semitic name, being E-bi-ir-ya 
and meaning “God Is Lord”?  

Jim Stinehart
Evanston, Illinois  



Jim, you could be correct. However, since no-one on this list has the 
knowledge of Hurrian that you obviously do, there is no way for any of us to 
engage you in fruitful discussion. As several members of the list have 
recommended many times, you should obviously write up your theory in a 
full-length publication, publish it either in print or on-line, and open up a 
blog or a list dedicated to discussion of those theories. Meanwhile, I see 
that you've begun discussing them on at least one other list as well. 

In any case, since it seems that the original question has been asked and 
answered, THIS THREAD, UNDER ANY SUBJECT LINE, IS CLOSED.


Yigal Levin
Co-moderator, B-Hebrew.