Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Why Etymologies for Jacob's 11 Oldest Sons?
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:06:56 -0400
Actually, as you yourself pointed out recently, also there the bible
struggle quit a bit with this name. Why? Because like me, the
narrator of these momentous historical events feels that he needs to
reconcile to himself, and to us, the curious fact that seemingly
reasonable parents whimsically give to their nice Jewish boy son the
apparently bizarre name He-will-laugh. He-will-be-a-doctor we could
live with, but He-will-laugh?
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Oct 11, 2011, at 1:49 PM, JimStinehart AT aol.com wrote: