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by יֶרֶד (guest)
6/9/2005, 2:55 PM
I dunno if this has been chewed here before, but just how-ever did Bible translators get James out of Jacob?? Particularly the M, where'd that character come from? I can't work it out..
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- Ivayla
6/9/2005, 3:13 PM
Ya'aqov (Hebrew) -> Iakobos (Greek) -> Jacobus (Latin) -> Jacomus (Latin) -> James. There was a reasonable explanation of why the Romans found "m" more appealing/easier to pronounce than "b", but you'd have to search in the archives.~ Ivayla A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

This message was edited 6/9/2005, 3:32 PM

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- Miss Claire
6/9/2005, 3:01 PM