Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Offend/dealt corruptly - chet bet lamed (nehemiah 1:7)
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 15:04:59 -0700
On 21/06/2004 14:23, Karl Randolph wrote:
Peter:
Now we are getting back into a discussion of the evolution of the Hebrew
language. I thought that was off list.
No, this is evidence for understanding of Hebrew from cognate languages.
That is a well established method of understanding Hebrew which cannot
be ruled out of order on this list.
I disagree.
I thought you would. But if you do, you have to account for how there
are two different Arabic roots corresponding to this one Hebrew one -
and similarly with very many other Hebrew roots.
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Peter Kirk
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