Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Yamin -South (was: Names of Rachel's etc.)
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 18:53:37 -0400
The ending -IYN may be a plural marking. She called her son BEN-ONIY,
the son of my youth, and he called him BINYAMIYN, the son of my
(many) days. I estimate that RAXEL was about 5 years old (proof: she
was still single) when YAAQOB first set eyes on her.
What an ancient Hebrew name harbors is a riddle. Rest assured (by me)
that $IMON has nothing to do with 'hear', that LEVIY (EL-ABIY?) has
nothing to do with 'accompany', and that $IM$ON has nothing to do
with 'sun'.
Notice that the letter L (for EL?) is found in the names of all his
four wives: Leah, raxeL, biLhah, ziLpah.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Oct 1, 2011, at 10:22 AM, jimstinehart AT aol.com wrote: