To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Solomon
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:49:17 -0700
I don't know exactly, but ancient Greek translators had a way with
Hebrew. Probably
for the same reason ben Maimon became Maimonides, it sounded better in
Greek. The
Septuagint usually has "Salomon," with both "O's" being Omegas, not
omicrons; but
sometimes it has "Solomon."
Solomon (Shlomo) Landers
"Silberman, Alfred" wrote:
> Let me now ask about the "n" of Solomon. Where does that come from? I
> understand that the SH became S because Greek does not have an SH sound but
> where does the added N come from?
>
> Thanks again for any replies,
> Al Silberman
>