To: "Arnaud Fournet" <fournet.arnaud AT wanadoo.fr>
Cc: Hebrew List <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Vav Nun Suffix
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:39:26 -0500
I agree. SHEBA שבע 'seven', is related to SHEPA שפע 'plenty'.
Also to NI-SHP-EH, 'tall', as in Is. 13:2 and Jer. 14:6. Also to CEPA
צפע 'snake', and CPIA צפיע 'turd'.
Otherwise, the אצבעות are צבות and ניצבות on the palm
of the hand, and there are plenty of them.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Nov 21, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Arnaud Fournet wrote:
3. I forgot to mention another word with root CB, namely, ECBA
אצבע 'finger'.
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Some people have suggested that this word may have some
relationship with sab( "seven".