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GR 1188 (H)IMEROS
H 1053 ר מ י ת ה ; ר מ י *
Concept of root : desire,
claim
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ר מ י ת ה
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ר מ י
*
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hityammer;
*yamar
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to claim;
to
desire
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Related English words
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none
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ר מ י ת ה
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ר מ * י
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hityammer
*yamar
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to claim
to desire ;
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y . m . r
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Greek
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ίμερος
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himéros
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desire
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h(i) m . r
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Hebrew *YIMMÈR --- HIMĔR-OS Greek
The similarity seems straight and clear, but carries a good load of uncertainty. Not worrying is the following difference. Greek places an initial H in front of the Yod that it pronounces as a vowel. Hebrew instead leaves the Yod as it is, a consonant Y, and than for needs of pronunciation inserts a vowel . In the standard verbal form that vowel is an A, though in others it can be also " I " or " O ". But the translation of the Hebrew root is less certain, as shown in the following note.
Note:
- Hebrew. The meaning of the no more used basic verb "*yamar" has been deducted from that of the existing reflexive one, "hityammer". The relation is near that between "to desire" and "to claim, desire for oneself".
The verbal form "ת ת י מ ר ו, tityamru", is based on the reflexive form "hityammer". It is a hapax legomenon in the Bible, Is. 61:6, and is translated in various ways: "you will revel (in)", "you will claim", "you will vest ( their luster)" ,"you will find glory (in)". There remains uncertainty and our proposal is just one among many.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic . We lack evidence from other Semitic languages to support a hypothesis different from Hebrew.
Note:
- Indo-European. We have no information about possible cognates in other branches of Indo-European. The comparison remains between Hebrew and Greek.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 16/12/2012 at 15.31.07 |
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