Just possibly relevant, though probably not: in Azerbaijani the word
"yad" means "memory" (but not "memorial", more like "mind"), and I
think (from memory) that this is of Persian origin. Or perhaps this is
even from the Semitic "hand". Worth looking into - could the Hebrew
usage be of the same Persian origin (and so presumably late)?
On the other hand, the idea of a standing stone looking like a hand,
or a handle (also "yad" in Hebrew), seems quite plausible.
Peter Kirk
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Subject: yad/memorial
Author: <dillfest95 AT hotmail.com> at Internet
Date: 17/03/2000 14:10
Does anyone have any suggested readings or sources on why yad can also be
translated as memorial? I'm aware of the passages that do it, but I was
looking for some deeper source material than the TWOT. Thanks ahead of
time, Ben Spackman
PS- I'm a third semester student of Greek and Hebrew, and have studied
french fairly extensively.
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