It is certainly a good distance from the primitive Hebrew root L to EL ELION. AL and LO are, methinks, in the sense of 'off'.
Isaac Fried, Boston University > 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, ×× ? > 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
