I tend to think that the fraction אש of אשבל E$BEL is the
theophoric
E$ or IY$, appearing as A$ in the name אשר A$ER (=E$-OR?), and
as IYS in the name ISRAEL.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Sep 1, 2013, at 9:54 PM, [email protected] wrote:
he Biblical name )$BL at Genesis 46: 21 is sometimes viewed [for
example by Gesenius] as being short for )$B-)L, meaning “Opinion
of God”
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