Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Israel Palaistes (Wrestler)
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:33:01 -0500
I would be careful in reaching the conclusion that PL$ is
specifically 'invade' in its modern sense. It could mean just
'spread, roll over', as in Micha 1:10, being a variant of PLS as in
Ps. 78:50.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Feb 14, 2012, at 3:49 PM, rob acosta wrote:
Both groups were considered to be "invaders" or "philistines" to
the Hebrews just as any number of peoples were"barbarians" to the
ancient Greeks.