Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Philip Hardy" <technologist1 AT gmx.us>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Philip Hardy
Sent: 08/07/12 06:55 PM
To: James Spinti
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] baal

I just found in Strongs Hebrew dictionary, under entry H894, the word בבל 
says it is from H1101 בלל. (Outline of Biblical Usage for H1101 is:

 *1)* to mix, mingle, confuse, confound
 *a)* (Qal)
 *1)* to mingle, confuse
 *2)* to mix
 *3)* to give provender, feed (animals)
 *b)* (Hithpoel) to mix oneself (among others)
 *c)* (Hiphil) to fade away(confusion)

 Futher looking at H1167 (בעל) it is translated at least one time in the KJV 
as "Babbler"
 so I thought there might be a link between בעל , בלל and בבל.

 Philip Hardy sends

----- Original Message -----
From: James Spinti
Sent: 08/07/12 05:05 PM
To: Philip Hardy
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] baal

 Philip, It is related to Bel in that the Akkadian dropped the Ayin over time 
and the two vowels reduced to an e sound. Babel is from an entirely different 
root. HTH, James ________________________________ James Spinti E-mail 
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574-269-6788 On Aug 7, 2012, at 3:18 PM, Philip Hardy wrote: > Is word Baal 
related to Babel or Bel? > Philip Hardy > > ----- Original Message ----- > 
From: Isaac Fried > Sent: 08/07/12 03:33 PM > To: Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. > 
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] baal > > In what sense is BAAL ( the Greek Appolo?) a 
"deity"? Is he "the master of the universe"? Isaac Fried, Boston University 
On Aug 7, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. wrote: > as to "baal" the 
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