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: David Hamuel <davidhamuel AT sbcglobal.net>
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: Re: [b-hebrew] $XR vs. "Black" Egypt
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: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:59:42 -0700 (PDT)
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The traditional claim that $WR means “wall” has long >been questioned.
Aramic: $WR = XGR = XGRA = HXGR; that said: wall.
See Gitin, Pesachim:
המביא גט ממדינת הים צריך שיאמר: בפני נכתב ובפני נחתם. רבן גמליאל אומר: אף
המביא מן הרקם ומן החגר -- גיטין פ"א, מ"א
בר שורא -- פסחים פ"ו
Targum Onkelos, Genesis 25:18 :
ושרו מחוילה עד חגרא
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David Hamuel
Type Designer
Biblical Hebrew, Grammar & Cantillation Expert
Los Angeles, CA — USA
[b-hebrew] $XR vs. "Black" Egypt
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JimStinehart, 03/18/2009
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