>Is the name of Heber?s wife, Y(L, a west Semitic name meaning ?Male Ibex??
Is that a fair reading of the Bible?
No, goats are feminine. Check out עזים. Gen 15.9.
In this case יעל is a female ya`el.
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Randall Buth, PhD
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