Appears to me that the fraction BR of BRZL refers to the ore
particles and that ZL is a variant of TL. I suspect that in biblical
times iron ore could not be heated enough to be smelted.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Mar 9, 2011, at 12:58 AM, David Kolinsky wrote:
Likewise, I would contend that BaRZeL (ברזל) evolved from BaRaZ
(ברז) to bore,
perforate, transfix (Jastro). It is related to the Arabic cognate
meaning "to jut through / out, emerge from, come out, come into
view." The most characteristic aspect of iron being its hardness
and its ability to perforate other
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