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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: "Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] el al
  • Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:10:53 -0400

This is what I wrote to Philip: "The root is L, and it means 'up, elevate', as in the act עלה ALAH.
What is 'up' in this context is up to you to decide".
Of course, עלה ALAH or ELION can mean a bewildering number of things.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Aug 10, 2012, at 1:09 PM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. wrote:

the problem with isaac fried is that he attributes to hebrew words an
etymology which is immutable. thus, if he considers that AL/EL meant
"up", at some point of time, immediately is excludes the possibility
of AL/EL also to mean "power, strength", perhaps in a different
subculture or epoch, or even one word as a derivation of the other.

actually, there is a natural etymological association between both
pairs "power vs god" and "god vs up", hence by association "power vs up".

nir cohen


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  • [b-hebrew] el al, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat., 08/10/2012
    • Re: [b-hebrew] el al, Isaac Fried, 08/10/2012

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