-----Original Message-----
From: C. Stirling Bartholomew [mailto:jacksonpollock AT earthlink.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 12:05 PM
To: b-hebrew
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] 1 Sam 5:6 ; Mice & Rats & Plague
On 4/29/04 10:50 AM, "Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il> wrote:
> So no, BH apparently does not have separate words for "mouse" and "rat".
And furthermore the LXX rendering MUS does not prove anything since there
seems to be no distinguishing word for *rat* in the lexical stock available
to the LXX translators.
Still working on this but so far have found no rats in Homeric/Attic/Koine.
Would be pleased to hear from someone who can show me a Greek rat but so far
have no takers.