Octavia Alexander wrote: Not
really, because the Greek term is *táphos* 'tomb'.
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Ishinan: Actually (*táphos* 'tomb') is borrowed from
A.E. 'tb-t' a box chest, a coffin, a tomb
'tbwtw' : The gods in their
coffins.
Further, the A.E. term is a
cognate to the Biblical Hebrew "tebah" which means a box, ark, and
C.A. tabuwt: a box, a chest,
a bier, or coffin.
To view the various definitions and
references click below:
Moreover, C.A. tabuwt is a synonym to ' `arsh '
which means ark. While hrg, hrg-h is a hearse
(M.L. (hercia). All the Arab examples date before the 7thc. A.D.
Ishinan
May 6th, 2012