fascinating! The Turkana call their wadi "LAGA" , reversal of the liquid and guttural with dropped nasal. hmm
Jonathan On Jun 23, 2013, at 9:33 PM, Isaac Fried wrote: > Is נחל NAXAL in verse 4 the river Nile? > > Isaac Fried, Boston University > > On Jun 23, 2013, at 7:45 PM, Jonathan Mohler wrote: > >> Well, at first reading of the verse, my mind goes to volcanic activity. Are >> you suggesting the rift valley? >> >> Jonathan Mohler >> On Jun 23, 2013, at 2:19 PM, Isaac Fried wrote: >> >>> How do you understand Job 28:5? >>> >>> כי יש לכסף מוצא ומקום לזהב יזקו >>> ברזל מעפר יקח ואבן יצוק נחושה >>> קץ שם לחשך ולכל תכלית הוא חוקר אבן אפל וצלמות >>> פרץ נחל מעם גר הנשכחים מני רגל דלו מאנוש נעו >>> ארץ ממנה יצא-לחם ותחתיה נהפך כמו אש >>> מקום-ספיר אבניה ועפרת זהב לו >>> נתיב, לא ידעו עיט ולא שזפתו עין איה >>> לא הדריכוהו בני שחץ לא עדה עליו שחל >>> בחלמיש שלח ידו הפך משרש הרים >>> בצורות יארים בקע וכל יקר ראתה עינו >>> מבכי נהרות חבש ותעלמה יצא אור >>> >>> Isaac Fried, Boston University >>> >>> On Jun 23, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Jonathan Mohler wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks Isaac, >>>> >>>> Do you mean other hints besides these I have mentioned? >>>> >>>> Jonathan Mohler >>>> On Jun 23, 2013, at 10:17 AM, Isaac Fried wrote: >>>> >>>>> I see hints in the story of Job that it takes place in East Africa, >>>>> lending support to the termite theory (kudos to the other math professor.) >>>>> >>>>> Isaac Fried, Boston University >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 23, 2013, at 12:01 AM, Jonathan Mohler wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> To me the circumstantial evidence is overwhelmingly in favor of a >>>>>> termite. >>>>>> >>>>>> 1)in v.19 the subject is a Mud House: >>>>>> -anyone one who has live around mud houses knows that termites devour >>>>>> the inside wood of the structure inside about three years. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2)in v.20 "Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces" and >>>>>> - mud houses often collapse in the middle of the night on unsuspecting >>>>>> victims. a common occurrence even today. >>>>>> - v.21 "Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them" parallels the >>>>>> imagery of a collapsing mud house. >>>>>> >>>>>> 3) the termites' bite is like fire, thus the probable origin of the name. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jonathan Mohler >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> b-hebrew mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
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