Today was probably the first time I've ever argued with a professor. Let's see if I can recall the conversation. He said, "the word 'shulchan', it doesn't sound Hebrew to you, now does it
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What makes him say that the Hebrew word shulchan comes from the Arabic word thalach as opposed to the Arabic word thalach coming from the Hebrew word shulchan?
Anyway, obviously there were other languages around at the time that the Torah was given.
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yay av for standing your ground!
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Stam...
I'm really happy you stood for what you thought! I always have you in mind when I have to do that... :D
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No one tells me anything!
I also get disappointed when I learn that some of my favorite words aren't even Hebrew. Humph.
Then what is a table in Hebrew?!
~Daniella
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Hi, Daniella! Welcome to my world.
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Anyway, obviously there were other languages around at the time that the Torah was given.
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