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Post by Nachshon on Aug 12, 2006 13:39:59 GMT -8
I hope this is an okay thing to post, but I haven't been able to trace the root of the Hebrew word for lentil, 'adash. Even when I went to the Peshitta OT I wasn't able to trace the Aramaic root. I started thinking about going to the LXX, but that seemed a little extreme. I've used every lexicon I have access to, but none trace it because it is unused in TaNaKH. I was hoping someone might be able to point me in the right direction? Thank you. Shabbat shalom, David
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Post by R' Y'hoshua Moshe on Aug 15, 2006 22:57:29 GMT -8
The Hebrew word for "lintel" in Shemot (Exo.) 12:7 is:
H4947 mash-kofe' From H8259 in its original sense of overhanging; a lintel: - lintel, upper door post.
H8259 shaw-kaf' A primitive root; properly to lean out (of a window), that is, (by implication) peep or gaze (passively be a spectacle): - appear, look (down, forth, out).
I hope that is helpful.
Shalom,
Reuel
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Post by Nachshon on Aug 16, 2006 6:13:20 GMT -8
Thank you, but I'm sorry, I meant lentil, as in "And Jacob gave Esau bread and stew of lentils." (Genesis 15:34.) I'm Sorry, I was unclear on that.
Shalom, David
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Post by Blake on Aug 16, 2006 15:14:07 GMT -8
Its possible that the word has no root in Ivrit and is borrowed from another launguage.
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Post by Nachshon on Aug 16, 2006 16:54:07 GMT -8
It's possible, but I tend to think not, because three lexicons all said that it came from an "unused root." I'm no expert, but to me that seemed to imply that it had a root, it simply did not appear in Tanakh.
Shalom, David
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Post by R' Y'hoshua Moshe on Aug 16, 2006 22:52:00 GMT -8
Ah yes...
Beresheet (Gen.) 25:34 - "Ya`akov gave Esav bread and stew of lentils. He ate and drank, rose up, and went his way. So Esav despised his birthright. "
Definition:
lentil
n 1: round flat seed of the lentil plant 2: the fruit or seed of a lentil plant 3: widely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodder.
My educated guess as to the mysterious root for "aw-dawsh" H5742 (From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a lentil: - lentile.) is the source of the "lentil"...which is:
H1877 deshe' deh'-sheh From H1876; a sprout; by analogy grass: - (tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.
H1876 dâshâ' daw-shaw' A primitive root; to sprout: - bring forth, spring.
Both words have the dalet-shin root employing a silent letter (alef,ayin).
I hope that helps.
Shalom,
Reuel
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Post by Nachshon on Aug 17, 2006 7:50:32 GMT -8
Yes! Thank you very much. That is very helpful.
Shalom, David
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