sounds good to me ...; but in that event, we experience a long journey indeed, from:
a. concrete root meaning "elevation;" to, b. abstract usages in strong's numbers: i. 408 = "not;" ii. 413 = "to;" iii. 428 = "these." Such abstraction tends to reinforce my conclusion that much of the language intended for use as metaphor (in addition to literal meaning.). regards; fred burlingame, p.s. ... does strong's number 408 represent a deficient usage of strong's number 3808, לא ? On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Isaac Fried <[email protected]> wrote: > In my Humble opinion the single-consonant Hebrew root L signifies > loftiness, elevation (or elongation). Every Hebrew root containing L > contains reference to this basic concept. > > Isaac Fried, Boston University > > > The two little letters )L combined in this manner, enjoy a wide > > horizontal & vertical range of meaning, depending on context; presence > or absence of vowels; plural or singular; differing shades > pronunciation; etc. Witness strong's numbers 352, 408, 410, 411, 413, > 414, 421, 422, 423, 424, 428, 430, 433. Does not this word flexibility > imply the two halves of the language; the one literal; the other > figurative? > > regards, > > > > fred burlingame > > _______________________________________________ > > b-hebrew mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew > > > > _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
