Yigal, thank you for the response. I can see how AH = brother can be viewed as "big brother" in the sense of a protector and someone who cares for you.
I didn't see Nir Cohen's post on this question and I am not finding it in my emails. If it's possible to repost it without too much burden, I'll be grateful. Shabbat Shalom and Kol Tuv! Bruryah -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yigal Levin Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 9:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Hiram Hirom Huram Hi Brurya, Nir Cohen addressed this in his post from a couple of days ago. In general, first of all, the position of the term "ahi" in such names is exactly where we would expect a theophoric element to be. Specifically, it is though that "brother" as a term of endearment, famility and so on could refer to the deity. Shabbat Shalom, Yigal From: Yodan [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 7:01 PM To: 'Yigal Levin' Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] Hiram Hirom Huram Yigal, shalom again, I hope this is not a bother... I haven't heard back on my question, so I thought I'll re-send the email below with the question "why would AH = brother" be used as a reference to deity? I understand the use of father as God, but why brother? Toda rabba! Bruryah -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yodan Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:02 AM To: 'Yigal Levin'; [email protected] Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Hiram Hirom Huram Yigal, Shalom, Thank you! Helpful information. I knew about HIRAM = AHIRAM but I didn't know about AH(I) or AV(I) being epithet for the deity. Do you have more information about this? I can see why one would refer to a deity as "father", but why "brother"? Toda rabba, Bruryah Tashah -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yigal Levin Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 9:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Hiram Hirom Huram Other than in Isaac's reconstructions - no. The usual assumption is that Mount Hermon was called that because it was considered sacred by the local Canaanites (or whoever). As far as Hiram, it is usually considered to be a shortened form of Ahiram, a fairly common Phoenician and Hebrew name, literally meaning "my brother is exalted", where "brother" is an epithet for the deity, similar to "Ab(i)ram", "Ah(i)ab" and so on. So the name Hiram is actually not derived from XRM. Yigal Levin _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
