I don't think there is no Hebrew root meaning "mighty". The single consonant Hebrew root L represents elevation or loftiness, as in the words EL, UL, OL, (LEH, LUL, etc. The yod in AYAL איל is possibly a softened $ or C. Compare with the tree name E$EL of Gen. 21:33, and ACIYL, 'noble?' of Ex. 24:11. Possibly related to this is the ATAL- in the name ATAL-YAH. The YAEL of Job. 39:1 is, in my opinion, a variant of $UAL, 'fox?' of Cant. 2:15. It is a good idea to leave out any reference to "cognates".
Isaac Fried, Boston University On May 10, 2011, at 10:02 AM, [email protected] wrote: > That word in Hebrew looks like all the other words of this type: ) > YL. But apparently scholars see that word as having a true > consonantal yod, and as being derived from a completely different > set of cognates than most all other Hebrew words that begin with )YL. _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
