On Sun 9 Apr 2000 (13:24:33), nxzaha AT wm.edu wrote:
> I agree, there is nothing unusual with "stones" for testicles. It is
> just that I don't remember this usage from anywhere in Hebrew.
The only reference I can find is Leviticus 21:20, "or hath his stones
broken" (KJV) 'oW M:RoWaC 'F$eK (MT).
'e$eK is not the usual word for stone; is it the usual word for testicles?
It seems that it is the KJV that uses "stones" as a euphemism. All the
other English versions use the T word.
Ben
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