The Talmud, and Origen, and Jerome ascribe the change to Ezra; and those who, like Gesenius, admit this tradition to be true in a limited sense, reconcile it with the late use of the ancient letters on the coins, by appealing to the parallel use of the Kufic characters on the Mohammed...
identity negotiation whereby the speaker seekssymbolically to ascribe to the self some of the attributes associated with a moreprestigious group’ (Suleiman 2004: 30).In an outgroup context, vis-à-vis the IH-speaking majority, codeswitchingserves to determine social borders and express the minority...
a primitive root; to give (whether literal or figurative); generally, to put; imperatively (reflexive) come:--ascribe, bring, come on, give, go, set, take. 3052 yhabyeh-hab' (Aramaic) corresponding to 'yahab' (3051); -deliver, give, lay, + prolong, pay, yield. 3053 yhabye-hawb...
“Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever.” He then fastened a scarlet woolen thread to the head of the goat “for Azazel”; and laying his hands upon it again, recited the following confession of sin and prayer for forgiveness: “O Lord,...
a holy book by the name of the Scrolls of Abraham which translates to the scrolls of Abraham. Although most Muslims believe this book to have long perished it is speculated that this may be a reference to Sefer Yetzirah as Jewish tradition generally ascribes authorship of that book to ...
But Chamaileon, in his book On the Gods, ascribes it to Thales and Aristotle ascribes it to the Pythia [prophetess of the Delphic oracle]. It may be an injunction to the pursuit of knowledge. For it is not possible to know the parts without the essence of the whole, an...