Hey, on an even more famous note, Jesus' real name is Yeshua.
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From: uhurwitz AT yahoo.com
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 6:03 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Ben Sira's Spelling
The conventional Heb. spelling is with an Alef at the end:
Ben Sira.
Conventional spelling of names does not neccessarily reflect
historical usage. For instance, the the famous Bar Kokhba's name was
actually Bar Koziba.
Uri
By the way, the guy's name was Sirach or Ben Sirach, so why do people
drop the final "ch"?
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Peter Kirk
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