NePeCH,5 a citron. Here the commencing N is lost ; that being, as we have observed, the most unstable letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Tamarisk and Tamarind evidently derive their two first syllables from the Hebrew TaMaE,6 a palm. The last syllable... English derived from Hebrew - Page 17by Robert Govett - 1869Full view - About this book
| William Henry Poole - Anglo-Israelism - 1889 - 704 pages
...in Hebrew, P Bot. Hence are the consonants transposed. Our word peach comes from the Hebrew NePeCH, a citron. Here the commencing N is lost ; that being,...evidently derive their two first syllables from the Hebrew tamar, a palm. The last syllable of tamarisk is from sahh, to be low. The low palm, as distinguished... | |
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