I once heard it being said that 'electricity', coming from the Greek
word
'electron' for 'amber', is actually a biblical term. Phoenician hawkers
sitting by Greek temples and selling this aromatic substance advertised
their wares by shouting out at the worshipers: לאל-קטר, לאל-
קטר
LA-EL-QATER, LA-EL-QATER, 'offer incense to the gods', 'offer incense
to the gods', giving this substance its name.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Oct 10, 2012, at 12:15 PM, Uri Hurwitz wrote:
the modern Heb. term Hashmal (electricity)
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