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[b-hebrew] The root HB, HBHB

From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
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Subject: [b-hebrew] The root HB, HBHB
Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 00:03:44 -0400

Seems to me that root HB (see also the double HBHB of Hos. 8:13) is a variant of GB, HB, XB, KB, QB
גב, הב, חב, כב, קב
and GP, XP, KP, QP
גף, חף, כף, קף
of a remarkable similarity to the English 'have', and 'give'.

Accordingly, I would not exclude the possibility that יהבך YHABKA of Ps. 55:23(22) is 'your body', namely, your XUB, GUP.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

Re: [b-hebrew] YHB does it exist for Biblical Hebrew? , (continued)