The Hebrew usage today is to call 'patch' טלאי TLAI, following the NAKOD W-TALU of Ge. 30:32. It appears to me that the root טלא TL) is a variant of תלה TLH, 'hang, suspend, be over'.
I agree with the association of רקע RQ( and רכך RKK (also RQQ), 'soft'. Isaac Fried, Boston University On Aug 31, 2012, at 2:51 PM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. wrote: > "patch" may be relevant in cloths _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
