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Some thoughts on the Proto-#Semitic word for 'woman, wife' on this #InternationalWomensDay.
The broad outlines of the reconstruction are clear, since many different languages have pretty similar forms. The stem must be something like *ʔV(n)θ-(a)t-. 1/11
The broad outlines of the reconstruction are clear, since many different languages have pretty similar forms. The stem must be something like *ʔV(n)θ-(a)t-. 1/11
This *-(a)t- is the feminine suffix. From the same consonantal root, we also find some other words: #Arabic ʔunθā 'feminine', #Amorite(!) /taʔnīθ-um/, predictably bizarre Modern South Arabian forms like #Jibbali teθ, etc. (for Ancient South Arabian, see below). 2/11
Reconstructing the main word runs into three problems. From right to left:
1) *-at- or *-t- in the suffix?
2) *n or no *n?
3) *a or *i in the first syllable? 3/11
1) *-at- or *-t- in the suffix?
2) *n or no *n?
3) *a or *i in the first syllable? 3/11
More of an article outline than a thread, but tweeting about an idea is more fun than looking up which 19th-century German already published it. So: a thread about the h in ʔĕlōhīm/allåhå/ʔilāh- etc. ‘god’, and why the #Hebrew word is morphologically plural. 1/20
THREAD: What happened to Phinehas?
Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron has a celebrated place in history (e.g. Psalm 106:30) for his zeal for God's law.
He famously skewered with his spear a couple caught in flagrante delicto & thus turned away God's indignation from Israel.
Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron has a celebrated place in history (e.g. Psalm 106:30) for his zeal for God's law.
He famously skewered with his spear a couple caught in flagrante delicto & thus turned away God's indignation from Israel.
Interestingly the woman in this couple was Cozbi the woman from Midian.
Her name is probably related to #Akkadian kuzbu which means 'sex appeal':
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuzbu
That's an insight into a biblical story you couldn't get till the 19th century when Akkadian is deciphered.
Her name is probably related to #Akkadian kuzbu which means 'sex appeal':
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuzbu
That's an insight into a biblical story you couldn't get till the 19th century when Akkadian is deciphered.
I've mentioned Phinehas in relation to another thread, since he's the 3rd generation from Aaron & Moses.
Judges ends with 2 stories set 3 generations from Aaron/Moses & the immediately following book of Ruth likewise is set 3 generations after then:
Judges ends with 2 stories set 3 generations from Aaron/Moses & the immediately following book of Ruth likewise is set 3 generations after then:
