Re: [lojban] Frankincense and Lebanon

[John E Clifford <clifford-j@sbcglobal.net>]

According to Liddell & Scott, "libanos" is the
frankincense tree, "libanotos" the stuff itself. 
Probably related to "libazo," "drip." Lebanon is
what it seems to be "lebanon" though occasionally
"libanon".  Since frankincense comes from the
sout end of the Arabian peninsula, Muscat and
Yemen, there doesn't seem to be any connection,
unless the spice trade routes entered Paleestine
from the north, as they might well have done. 
But "(the) Lebanon" is the name of the mountains,
so something along that line is the more likely
source -- perhaps (given the association with
"white") Cedra glauca, which famously grow there.

--- 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
> 
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