[Avodah] Choshen

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, March 3, 2009 11:57 pm, SBA wrote:
: Anyone know something about the background etc of the word "Choshen"?

R Matisyahu Clark's Hirchian Dictionary has
> ChShN: sheild, protect chest

> e[xplanation]/c[ommentary]: breast pocket, pouch (Ex 28:4 chosen
> ve'eiphod ume'il)
> c[ognate] m[eaning]: absorb and store [p[honetic] c[ognates] (A26)
> /ChSN/ store strength, /ChTzN/ arm, /AZN/ ponder, /ASN/ distress,
> /EShN/ concentrate smoke, /HTzN/ arm]

Lulei demitztafina hayisi omeir, RMC's root family A26 appears to be a
group of words RSRH didn't really know what to do with.

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-micha

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