David Silberstein wrote: > >On Tue, 21 Jan 2003, Alexx S Kay wrote: > >> >>> [1] If "Ah" were pronounced with a gutteral "h", it could be >>> the Hebrew for "brother", making "Ahadam" either "brother of Adam" or >>> "brother of man". But that seems a bit far-fetched, and does Steve >>> even *know* Hebrew? >> >>Remember, Emma Bull wrote that section, so the real question is, does >>*she* know Hebrew. >> > >True, I messed up a bit there. (And for those who don't know, "emma" >is Hebrew for "mother") Not really, since the Hebrew word for "mother" is pronounced with a long "e", and "emma" is generally pronounced with a short "e". >Also, I forgot to mention that "ah-adam" might just mean "Brother >Adam". It would depend on context to translate it properly. > -- Adina