Fred katav > And the evolution of the hebrew word shekel mirrors the corresponding evolution of the hebrew language. Witness the inscription on the 70 a.d., coin. How it differs dramatically from the language of the masoretic text some 1,000 years later. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Half_Shekel.jpg >
"differs dramatically"?? actually, it confirms the vocalization of the MT, and 900 years earlier than MT, since it writes Jerusalem YRWShLYM with a yod, contra the typical MT consonantal without -YM. ha-qdusha 'the holy (city)' is also spelled plene. sh(ana) g, shows use of letters for numbers. The MT with -YM only occurs 5 times, one of which is Jeremiah 26.18, the other four are post-exilic: Ester-1 and Chron-3xx. Randall Buth -- Randall Buth, PhD www.biblicalulpan.org [email protected] Biblical Language Center Learn Easily - Progress Further - Remember for Life _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
