To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Eli Eli Lama Azbatany or Eli Eli Lama Sabachthani?
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:42:07 +1000
It's been said that the semitic word "shabaqtani" is behind the Greek word
"sabachthani" in the
Gospels. However, are there any other occurences, biblical or otherwise, in
which the Greek letter
CHI is used to transliterate the semitic QOPH? It seems to be an odd
correspondence. In
pronunciation, the Greek "sabachthani" also seems very close to Hebrew
"zabaxtani" - "you have
sacrificed me".
????
Regards.
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GEORGE ATHAS
Dept of Semitic Studies,
University of Sydney
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