Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Nir cohen - Prof. Mat." <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>]

david,

i was unable to follow your clue and connect the root )TN to 
god's anger. the literal explanation is quite explicit in numbers 22:22:

“And God's anger was kindled BECAUSE HE WENT; and the angel …”(MM)
 
>> david kolinsky: The answer is that Bil\am saddled his donkey,  AeToN – 
figure out the etymology for that word and you will 
understand why G-d became angry with him.

nir cohen