Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: "Ahohites" I Chronicles 11:12
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 09:20:44 +1100
Andrew C Smith wrote:
> The Ahohites are usally understood as the family of Ahoah. But given the
> meaning "brotherhood" can we not see this as a "fraternity" in the sense
> of some organization, not necessarily a blood-relation?
Andrew, the root of Ahohi's name is not aleph-heth-he or aleph-heth-yodh,
which would
be needed to express the idea of brotherhood. The root of his name is
aleph-heth-heth,
suggesting the meaning of 'howling' or 'a hearth'.
Best regards,
GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
- Email: gathas AT mail.usyd.edu.au
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