There is no contesting that Hebrew and Arabic are closely related
languages. The question is only HOW are they related. Are they
sisters, or are they a grandmother and a granddaughter? Does the
existence in both Hebrew and Arabic of such a curious word as GOZAL
mean that Arabic is but a recent descendent of Hebrew?
Otherwise, the INTERNAL Hebrew etymology of GOZAL is clear to me.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On May 10, 2013, at 1:37 AM, Ishnian wrote:
Isaac Fried wrote: 2. Do you know the genetic relationship between
Hebrew and Arabic? If not, then it is a mystery. I will give you an
example. We find in the Hebrew bible the curious name GOZAL (Deut.
32:11), 'nestling, young bird'. It is curious since the act GAZAL
(as in Ezekiel 18:18) is 'rob'. The (otherwise excellent) standard
Hebrew dictionary of Eben Shoshan brings to this word the
"etymology" of Arab JOWZAL. To this, I say: so what.
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Ishinan: The above examples are pertinent and excellent proofs to
support the genetic relationship between Hebrew and Arabic!
Arabic GwzAl = young pigeon
الجَوْزَل: فَرْخُ الحَمَام،
In Hebrew
1469
gowzal
go-zawl'
or (shortened) gozal {go-zawl'}; from 'gazal' young (pigeon).
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Arabic Gazal: to cut, to tear
وجَزَل يَجْزِل إِذا قَطَع.
جَزْلة أَي قِطْعَة
وفي حديث الدجال: يَضْرِبُ رجلاً
بالسيف فيقطعه جِزْلتين؛ الجِزْلة،
بالكسر: القِطْعة،
In Hebrew
1497
gazal
gaw-zal'
a primitive root; to pluck off; specifically to flay, tear.
BTW I am still waiting for answers to the following allegations
The genetic relationship between Hebrew and Arabic is a mystery
The search for a common ancestral language is futile
" Dismissing Akkadian and Ugaritic as merely "tentative languages
Your definitions for a "bastard language" and "tentative languages
Ishinan Ishibashi
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