GD 1093          SCHALPEN

H 0862            ל ק ס

Concept of root : clearing path

Hebrew word

pronunciation

English meanings

ל ק ס

siqqèl

to clear path ( of stones )

Related English words

none

Comparison between European words and Hebrew

Languages

Words

Pronunciation

English meanings

Similarity in roots

Hebrew

ל ק ס

siqqèl

to clear path (of stones)

s . q . l

Dutch

schalpen

      skhalpen

to clear path ( of weeds )

s ch . l p

 

 

Proto-Semitic *SAQAL --- *SCHAL-P-EN Dutch

 

 

In Judea, in order to clear a path, one had to remove lots of stones. In Holland an upper layer with quantities of weeds had to be taken off. The difference is climatological, the basic concept remains the same.

 

 

Note:
  • Hebrew. In the Middle East stones were used regularly for lapidations. And in fact this same root "S Q L" is also used for the throwing of stones. Naturally those stones have to be gathered first.

     

    "Stoning" is expressed both by the basic verbal form "saqal" and by the intensive form "siqqel".

 

Note:
  • Proto-Semitic. This root is used in Ugaritic with the same meaning of "to free from stones". Aramaic "ס ק ל , seqal = to stone" . This root may well have been in use in Proto-Semitic for both ways of handling stones: "*ס פ ר , S Q L".

 

Note:
  • Proto-Germanic and Dutch. Dutch has added a P to this root. A fourth consonant, for which no explanation is known. We have no information from other languages to allow a hypothesis for Proto-Germanic.

 

 

 

 

 
Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 28/11/2012 at 11.16.06