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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Uzi Silber <uzisilber AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Micrayim vs Misr
  • Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:31:02 -0400

It is either from צור COR or from אשור A$UR. See here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Syria

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Apr 30, 2013, at 1:48 PM, Uzi Silber wrote:

On Syria though, I have a question -- is this a name with a Tanakh origin (Sirion?) or Greek or Latin?





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