David and Matt: On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 6:30 AM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. <[email protected]>wrote:
> > > /eKaR (????) "(digger =>) farmer" from KaRaH (???) "to dig." > > Cordially, > > David Kolinsky > > Monterey CA > > i am not aware of the etymology "digger" for IKAR, and KRH is never used in > BH > with agricultural connotations, as far as i remember. > כרה KRH does not mean ‘to dig’ in Biblical Hebrew. Rather it means ‘ to furnish as in to provide Pr 16:27’ . What may make people think that it means to dig is that often KRH is used for those who provide a well by means of digging. There might be a connection between כרה KRH and אכר )KR, but that’s really pushing the envelop of speculation, beyond where I care to go unless someone can give a good connection based on recorded, extant, ancient writings. > > actually, i believe that "KAR,KUR" had a rather generic meaning in > akkadian: > > field, meadow, mountain, mountain pass, turn pike, > ore mine, border, distant military post,... > > and both IKAR and KARAH probably derived from there. now, the origin of > KAR,KUR is not known to me but may have IE parallels (greek agora, latin > agriculture, russian gora=mountain etc etc) and maybe even hebrew HAR. > > best > nir cohen > > > Karl W. Randolph. _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
