tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post5752517914788116454..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Others who believe Jews have more teeth than gentilesjoshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-79927127301824990022009-07-01T18:38:17.319-04:002009-07-01T18:38:17.319-04:00Also, it's interesting that the word mastadon ...Also, it's interesting that the word mastadon seems to have been coined from what essentially means "nipple-tooth" in Greek; according to OED English mastodon comes from the French mastodont (I only point it out because the etymology is more clear in French), which was coined in 1806 from Greek roots masto- and -odont, "with reference to the nipple-like tubercles present in pairs on the crowns of the molar teeth." <br /><br />Either way, it appears remarkable how one can vaguely refer to "Aramaic" and pretty much say anything. Unless, that is, the chisaron is in us and our knowledge of Aramaic/ ability to look up sources.Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-68384486734917768332009-07-01T18:23:17.757-04:002009-07-01T18:23:17.757-04:00thanks.
kt,
joshthanks.<br />kt,<br />joshjoshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-69435895645116942142009-07-01T14:54:49.672-04:002009-07-01T14:54:49.672-04:00My prelimary search for "Dod" as "t...My prelimary search for "Dod" as "tooth" reveals nothing even close.<br /><br />However, in Greek a tooth is "oudos." Conceivably, this word makes an appearance in rabbinic literature, perhaps even with a stray daleth as a prefix. But neither Jastrow nor Kohut notices it, so.Mississippi Fred MacDowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734864605700159687noreply@blogger.com