Cc: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: The english word "Jew"
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:21:10 +0100
At 00:36 13/06/02, Ralph Purificato wrote:
My question here is where did the English word "Jew" come from. He
believes it was made up by Shakespeare and says the word did not exist
before that.
This is a question, the answer to which is readily available in a good
dictionary, such as the Oxford English Dictionary, where you will find the
dates of first recorded usage of any word are listed.
I would suggest you seek recourse to a good library, rather than a mailing
list dedicated to the study of biblical Hebrew.
Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros AT iol.ie