----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Kirk" <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
To: "Shoshanna Walker" <rosewalk AT concentric.net>
Cc: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Karnaim
> On 10/11/2004 03:13, Shoshanna Walker wrote:
>
> > Uh - no, Marianne
> >
> > Karnei is not the plural of rays - it is the plural of rays "OF"
> > something, ie: light
> >
> > The plural of rays by itself is karnaim.
> >
> > Rays OF something (ie light) = karnei - something
> >
> > Rays alone = karnaim
> >
> Shoshanna, I am a bit confused, because surely both qarnaim and qarne
> are dual forms - which are of course commonly used for "horns" which
> come in pairs. The plural is qeranot, construct qarnot, and is used in
> the Bible. But is the dual in fact used as a more general plural when
> the meaning is "rays"?
>
> --
> Peter Kirk