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E 0553 MĘDEL
The Old English word " mędel " is of
Germanic origin .
H 0590 ה
צ
י
ל
מ
H 0590
צ
י
ל
מ
Concept of root : sentence
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ה צ י ל מ;
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צ י ל מ
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melitsą;
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melits
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saying, enigmatic saying, sentence, judgment;
advocate, interpreter
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Related English words
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Old English : mędel
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ה צ י ל מ;
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צ י ל מ
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melitsą;
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melits -
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saying, enigmatic saying, sentence, judgment; advocate, interpreter
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m . l . ts
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Old Norse
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mįl
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maal
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court session ;
act in law
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m . l
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Middle Dutch
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mael
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maal
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court-session;
act in law
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m . l
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Old English
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mędel
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courtses-sion ;
people’s assembly
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m . d . l
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Hebrew MELITS-A --- *MAL Proto-Germanic
This sentence or judgment in Hebrew may be from a different authoritative source than a judge. In all probability both words, Hebrew and Germanic , are related to those of entry number E 0554 " męl " (Hebrew 0585).
Here we have a special case of important speaking and judging , in front of the court or by the court itself, that in Old Norse and Middle Dutch is served as a pregnant use of the basic form "mael", whereas Hebrew seems to have extended the root from "M L" into three consonants : "M L TS". In Old English this important speaking and judging is also done in a people’s assembly .
The aspect of court-sessions, less clearly seen in the usual translations of this word, is confirmed in the word "melits" that stands for "advocate, intercessor, interpreter".
Note:
- Hebrew and Proto-Semitic. There is an opinion that the Hebrew words of this entry go back to the root of a verb "lits", via a causative form "helits" that would have a nominative form "melits". "Helits" stands for "to guide a conversation, to interpret". This view sounds nice, and this would mean that the similarity of this entry is not based on a common origin. But we have not found the supposed meaning "to lead a conversation" and neither is that the task of an interpreter.
Anyhow the combination "L Y TS" is used for various meanings, such as 1. to scorn, scoff, 2. to recommend; 3. to translate. None of this comes near enough to sentencing and pronouncing sentences. We have no indications from other Semitic languages that would allow a hypothesis for Proto-Semitic.
Note:
- English in Old English has a D , that is also found in Gothic " madl " . This may have been introduced already in a far past as an instrument of diversification . This can be compared with Old Saxon " mahal " that for the same reason used an H, not a D .
Note:
- Proto-Germanic may have had the form "*M A L" and there is no clear indication if the developments seen in the later languages may have begun in Proto-Germanic.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 07/11/2012 at 18.17.59 |
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