1. Lo and behold! The all knowing הידעונית Wikipedia says: Baba Sali Arabic: بابا صلى Hebrew באבא סאלי lit. "Praying Father". Interestingly enough, Sali is written in Arabic with a saad. 2. That baba (or papa) is child's talk for AB = ABA, we all know. 3. Aramaic is but vulgar Hebrew. 4. The act CLA in Daniel 6:11(10), is to my understanding, 'pray'.
Isaac Fried, Boston University On Aug 8, 2012, at 8:28 AM, Yigal Levin wrote: > I often ask myself if Sir Isaac is serious in his musings, or if > he's just having fun. Baba Sali is not a biblical term. It is the > nickname of the late Rabbi Yisrael Abuhatzera (1890–1984), who was > a leading kabbalist (and reportedly a miracle-worker) who lived in > the southern Israeli town of Netivot. The "Sali" is short for > "Yisrael", and the Baba is a term of respect and endearment, like > "papa". Had he lived in New York he might have been called "Papa > Izzy". Have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Sali > > The word that Isaac misquotes from Dan. 6:11 is Aramic, not Hebrew. > > Yigal Levin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:b-hebrew- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Isaac Fried > Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 5:48 AM > To: B-Hebrew list > Cc: B-Hebrew list > Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] baal > > Babalu = Babaalu? Possibly related to Baba Sali, where Sali is > שאלי $AALI, 'asking', or צלאי Calaai, 'praying', as in Dan. > 6:11. > > Isaac Fried, Boston University > > On Aug 7, 2012, at 10:19 PM, Barry wrote: > >> the song (Babalu) is a tribute to an >> Afro-Cuban deity. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
