Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

1. As to "People generally do not write in a language they do not  
speak", Biblical Hebrew and spoken Hebrew (as possibly used by King  
David when mundanely conversing with his wives and children, as  
opposed to the language he used to address God) are not "different"  
languages.

2. "Cognate" is nebulous, as it says nothing on the genetic  
relationships between these "cognates".

3. "real study" = stuffing the head with baloney made up by some  
eminent mumblers.

4. I am absolutely ignorant of what you mean by Hebrew etymology.  
Please explain.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Apr 28, 2013, at 4:16 PM, Barry wrote:

> On 4/28/2013 3:47 PM, Isaac Fried wrote:
>
> > 1. It is but a mere guess that Biblical Hebrew was ever spoken.  
> > Also, as
> > is common in poetry to interrogate  contemporary speakers could be  
> > well
> > nigh useless, it is the author that needs to be interrogated.
>
> Who doubts it, except for you? People generally do not write in a
> language they do not speak. I have raised the question before of  
> whether
> the later OT materials reflect a "classical language" parallel to the
> Atticizing tendencies of Greek authors in late antiquity, but no  
> one saw
> fit to address that question.
>
> > 2. For "cognate" languages the level of cognition matters.  
> > Aramaic, is
> > not Arabic, and certainly not "Akkadian". In fact, one may claim what
> > one wants on Akkadian, there is no one to verify it or dispute it.
>
> Level of cognition? Really?
> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cognition?s=t
>
> cog·ni·tion
>
> noun
> 1. the act or process of knowing; perception.
>
> 2. the product of such a process; something thus known, perceived,  
> etc.
>
> 3. knowledge.
>
> > 3. "Comparative Philology", is possibly an exercise in futility. I  
> > have
> > not seen yet not one one example as to its usefulness.
>
> You need to get out and do some real study, rather than just keep  
> making
> stuff up.
>
> > 4. One needs to clearly explain what one means by Hebrew "etymology".
>
> You really don't know that etymology is?
>
>
>
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