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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Mike Burke <michaelgburk AT yahoo.com>
  • Cc: "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] ענן and קסם
  • Date: Mon, 13 May 2013 21:56:56 -0400

Comparing the root QSM to, what I think, are its variants

*GDM, GZM, G$M
XTM, XSM, X$M, XTM
KSM, KTM
QDM, *QTM, QSM

or

גדם*, גזם, גשם 
חטם, חסם, חשם, חתם
קדם, קטם*, קסם

makes me think that QASAM is creating or conjuring something that appears, or is suggested to be, substantial, material or realistic; or using something that has bulk (as in Nu. 22:7, U-QSAM-IYM B-YAD-AM, unless 'in their hands' is metaphoric). 

I doubt that M-NAXE$ is related to NAXA$, 'snake'. Some think that M-ONEN (Deut. 18:10) is a looker at clouds, but this is also doubtful. 

Isaac Fried, Boston University

 On May 12, 2013, at 11:29 PM, Mike Burke wrote:

What exactly do the terms קסם and ענן mean?
 
Michael Gerard Burke
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