Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

I suspect that the editor of Genesis likewise doctored also the 

name לוי LEWIY by the same tricky W for B interchange he employed 

in muddling the name עשו ESAW. Originally it was, methinks, the obviously 

theophoric אלאבי ELABIY, combining אל EL and אב AB.

Then, he told us a שובה לב a captivating story, about a husband ready to 

"accompany" his ולדנית fertile wife.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Aug 29, 2013, at 7:57 PM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. wrote:

isaac,

off b-hebrew

The editor of genesis knew very well what עשו means. 

that much i agree. 

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