Why is it when you look up “elementary” they give you a Latin etymology, when “ELEM” is one of the Hebrew words for “young man”?<\/p>\n
http:\/\/strongsnumbers.com\/hebrew\/5958.htm<\/a><\/p>\n Original Word: \u05e2\u05b8\u05ab\u05dc\u05b6\u05dd It’s also interesting how I Sam 20:18 refers to the “Ezel stone”, but “Ezel” is never explained.\u00a0 This blog gives some explanation: http:\/\/www.uscj.org\/israelcenter\/haftarahEdit.php?id=354<\/a> or <\/span>http:\/\/www.bible-history.com\/isbe\/E\/EZEL\/<\/a><\/p>\n Some sources<\/a> suggest is means “Stone of Departure” – but no real explanation why.\u00a0 However, the Jewish Study Bible (JSB, newer Jewish Publication Society) translates I Sam 23: 28 as “the Rock of Separation” instead of “Sela Hammahlekoth”.\u00a0 The footnote says “Meaning of Hebrew is uncertain”.<\/p>\n There’s an interesting euphemism in I Sam 24:3:<\/p>\n KJV 1 Samuel 24:3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet:<\/em> and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.<\/p>\n JSB and NIV – And Saul went in to relieve himself…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why is it when you look up “elementary” they give you a Latin etymology, when “ELEM” is one of the Hebrew words for “young man”? http:\/\/strongsnumbers.com\/hebrew\/5958.htm Original Word: \u05e2\u05b8\u05ab\u05dc\u05b6\u05dd Transliteration: elem Phonetic Spelling: (eh’-lem) Short Definition: young man It’s also … Continue reading
\nTransliteration: elem
\nPhonetic Spelling: (eh’-lem)
\nShort Definition: young man<\/p>\n