From: "JP vd Giessen (FOL)" <janpieter AT giessen.fol.nl>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [b-hebrew] Num 11: 5 khaw-tseer'
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 07:48:38 +0200
I have a problem with translating Numbers 11: 5: khaw-tseer' is translated as
"leek" (Allium porrum) in many translations, but in all other occurrencies it
is translated as "grass".
Is there any specific botanical background why this is "leek"? Could it be an
Egyptian loanword?