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Re: Mitzrayim (was: New To List)

From:Dan Sulani <dnsulani@...>
Date:Friday, February 14, 2003, 12:00
Earlier today, I wrote:

> On 14 Feb, Steg Belsky wrote: > > > Wow, i never knew ZRHh has anything to do with "red"... what words based > > on the root have that meaning? I always thought the basic meaning was > > "shine". > > These days, none that I know of. Most words today derive from z-r-x's > meaning of "shine" or light". There seems to be one reference, though, > in masechet Shevi'it, where the word |misheyazrixu| refers to the > reddening of the sky at dawn, before the sun has risen or anything is > shining.
My memory has been nagging me all day, soI looked up the citation (Mishna, masechet Shevi'it, chap. 4, mishna 7) and I have to admit to having misled you all this morning. :-( (Thus showing that it's not too good an idea to cite things from memory, especially when you are in a hurry, as I was this morning!) I now have the text open before me, and the word |misheyazrixu| does not refer to any condition of the sky. Rather it refers to unripe figs that have turned a reddish color. Dan Sulani -------------------------------------------------------------------- likehsna rtem zuv tikuhnuh auag inuvuz vaka'a A word is an awesome thing.