ThatÂ’s an interesting theory. Only I wonder if XWT is one of those rare nouns
that has a tau final and not just a construct form? In Tanakh it is never
found except with a tau, so if the non-construct form has a hey, that would
be in a cognate language. Well?
Karl W. Randolph.
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From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
> On 25/10/2003 09:10, Pastor Richard Bacon wrote:
>
> >HALOT says it (XWH) means a "tent city" or maybe an "army camp." XWT is
> >simply the construct form.
> >
> >
> >
> BDB glosses "tent-village", and links with XIWWIY "Hivite". It is also
> of course a homonym, even with the Masoretic pointing, of the name
> XAWWAH = "Eve".
>
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