Sentences with phrase «etymological legend»
The etymological legend betrays Israel's (and, in general, the East's) profound interest in names, their meaning, and the relationship between meaning and innate character or performance, or between meaning and situation of origin.
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The etymological legend explaining the origin of names is also common in Genesis.
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There are yet other instances in Genesis where the legend may properly be classified as etymological, or where one aspect of the legend has to do with the meaning of a name.