Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Chris Watts <dekruidnootjes AT eircom.net>]

There is also a significant way in which   מקוה   is used in Ezra  
10:2  (although translated as 'hope', I see that 'a washing' can also  
be assumed)
Chris Watts
Ireland



On 28 Jun 2013, at 18:28, Isaac Fried wrote:

You may ponder further the relationship between מקוה מים MIQWEH  
MAYIM,
'pool of water', as in Gen. 1:10, and תקוה TIQWAH, 'hope', as in  
Hos. 2:17, and Job 11:20.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jun 28, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Chris Watts wrote:

> Dear all, is there any tentative connection between the word:
> ברך   and  ברכה  (bless and pools respectively)?  I remember
> very long ago reading an article by a Rabbi (name forgotten) who made
> a distinct an interesting case for the fact that Bless was not the
> root but that bless came from the idea of a collection of water, this
> latter concept being the root.  It is because I can not find any
> references to this idea that I am asking board members for their
> qualified input, also I have read that the noun 'Knee' gave rise to
> the verbal idea?  Again am not able to access any reliable sources
> about this.  And thankyou in advance.
>
> Chris Watts
> Ireland
>
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