11-20-2003, 04:59 PM
Shlama Akhi Gentile,
All Semitic languages descend from Akkadian, the earliest Semitic language used in ancient Babylonia and Assyria. It is now a dead language.
The three Semitic languages all use the same word for "god" - it is derived from the Akkadian "Illu":
- aramaic = alaha
- hebrew = elohim
- arabic = ilahu
For instance, the name of the city of "Babel" is rooted in the Akkadian word, bab-ilu, or "Bab-El," meaning, "gate of God."
The following is an excellent website about Akkadian:
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All Semitic languages descend from Akkadian, the earliest Semitic language used in ancient Babylonia and Assyria. It is now a dead language.
The three Semitic languages all use the same word for "god" - it is derived from the Akkadian "Illu":
- aramaic = alaha
- hebrew = elohim
- arabic = ilahu
For instance, the name of the city of "Babel" is rooted in the Akkadian word, bab-ilu, or "Bab-El," meaning, "gate of God."
The following is an excellent website about Akkadian:
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+Shamasha Paul bar-Shimun de'Beth-Younan
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