Shalom and thanks for the response. I know the root HRM (XRM) has several meanings, e.g. devote, dedicate, ban, confiscate, and others, but I was unaware that it is also “tall, massive, mighty”. Aside from the name Hermon, are there other examples of the use of words or names of the root HRM with this meaning?
Thanks,
Bruryah
From: Isaac Fried [mailto:if AT math.bu.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 4:05 AM
To: yodan AT yodanco.com
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Hiram Hirom Huram
If XIRAM is a word, and I am usually against seeing a proper name as a word,
of the root XRM, 'tall and massive, mighty', as in mount XERMON, then the variants of
this name provide an interesting example to the alternate uses of the personal pronoun
IY, as in היא HIY; U, as in הוא; and O, as in שלו $EL-O, 'his'.
The purpose of the inserted personal pronouns is to add the declaration "he is", to XRM.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Jul 16, 2012, at 6:26 PM, Yodan wrote:
the names HIRAM, HIROM, and HURAM
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