medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Hi, Jim,
Hebrew:
azar [help] i [me] ah [short form of theophoric name "yahu"]
Probably originally azari-yahu, eg. yermi-yahu -- Jeremiah
Rochelle
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>Esteemed List,
>Since we (or at least many of us) have been delving into the
>etymological origins of Biblical
>passages recently, I wonder if anyone can answer a question about
>the apocryphal Book of
>Tobit. The story involves a journey taken by the young Tobias, who
>is accompanied by the
>archangel Raphael as a protector. Raphael, however, disguises his
>identity and tells Tobias
>that his name is actually Azariah. Is Azariah simply a name, or
>does it mean something in
>whatever Semitic language it comes from?
>Thanks in advance,
>Jim Bugslag
>
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