The -el fraction of the name means 'tall, lofty, elevated' (compare
BLIYAAL = BLI-YAAL of Dt. 15:9). It is also possibly a hidden EL. YA-
could be the personal pronoun 'she', or also theophoric.
The root XBR is a variant, methinks, of GBR and QBR, 'piled-up,
large, huge'.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Oct 4, 2011, at 10:15 AM, JimStinehart AT aol.com wrote: