Re: [lojban] Frankincense and Lebanon

[Brandon Wirick <brandon@yrick.com>]

The Hebrew for both "frankincense" and "Lebanon" come from a word
meaning "white," so probably not. I don't know if you're going for
symbollic significance in your translation, but if so, frankincense
tends to be associated in the Bible with priests.

mu'omi'e.uirik.

On 9/16/05, Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.hn.org> wrote:
> I'm reviewing the translation of the Song of Solomon. In chapter 3
> frankincense and Lebanon are mentioned. The words are similar in Hebrew
> (lvonah, Lvanon) and may be identical in Greek (libanos or libanon - I can't
> tell which). Does frankincense have anything to do with Lebanon, such that it
> could be called {lubnypanci}?
> 
> phma
> 
> 
> To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org
> with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if
> you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.
> 
>