Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

1. Rebekah's family spoke some sort of Hebrew-Aramaic.

2. Their gods were the gods of the east, and they named their 

children after them. All names from that period are theophoric, 

including יצחק IYCXAQ, which I think is a deliberate corruption 

of איש-חק  I$-XAQ or איש-שחק I$-$AXAQ. Recall יששכר which 

is certainly איש-שכר I$-SAKAR.

2. I will listen to your ideas under the condition that you refrain 

from mentioning any other language but Hebrew and Aramaic.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Aug 28, 2013, at 5:39 PM, JimStinehart AT aol.com wrote:

how Rebekah would have viewed the name ($W.  Then the meaning and etymology of the name ($W will become clear