Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] the value of loanwords was qohelet
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:17:04 +0100
Hi,
3. Linguistics and historical details imply that certain loanwords
in the book have come via Persian and Aramaic. The most plausible
timeframe for this to have occurred is the Persian Era.
I used to live in Italy (for 3 years) and have been living on and off
for 3 years in Ukraine. I have learned both languages by full
immersion. One thing I have noticed about both languages is that while
neither of these two cultures have been conquered or occupied by the
English (or any other English speaking country) both languages are
full of English loan words.
So let's just for arguments sake assume that the words in Qohelet in
question are loan words. What exactly does that mean? Is it really as
indicative as George suggests?
James Christian
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