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2 22 16_definite article16_RUTHANNA BARNETT25_r.barnett@lancaster.ac.uk37_Thu, 11 May 2000 09:21:31 +0100 (BST)501_us-ascii A few weeks, or even months ago, there was a discussion on this list, and as a tangential point, somebody mentioned something about the possibility of the Hebrew definite article (prefix 'ha-') and the Arabic ('al') coming from a common origin, which was a free form article 'hal'. I wasn't paying much attention at the time, so i apologise if this is not what was said at all. But if it was, i would be very interested in relevant references to this. Thanks to all in advance, Ruthanna [...]
25 29 32_RE: Lost AYIN vs DEGENERATE Ayin14_Russell Hendel22_rhendel@mcs.drexel.edu37_Thu, 11 May 2000 19:00:29 -0400 (EDT)595_- <br><br>Just to reiterate---my arguments were statistical.<br><br>It makes no difference if your formulate this as<br><br>---an ayin degeenrated into a hey --an ayin was lost<br><br>I accept Monicas more precise formulation that the terminal ayin waS lost.<br><br>But this does not change my statistical observations that ----Losing terminal ayins IS A RULE (list brought down a few issues ago) ----Baumbargeten and Koehller were professional irresponsible in no mention of this possiblity ----that there is a serious need to reformulate a statistical approach to questions such as these [...]
55 27 20_Re: definite article16_Kenneth G Miller23_kennethgmiller@juno.com29_Thu, 11 May 2000 19:35:45 EDT420_- I've been wondering this for quite some time, and I guess that as long as we're discussing the definite article, this is a good time to ask:<br><br>When talking about G-d, what determines whether one should use "Elokim" or "HA-Elokim"?<br><br>All responses welcome, whether relating to modern Hebrew or classical. (My apologies in advance to those who think it unnecessary to spell it with a "k" instead of "h".) [...]