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From: Russell Hendel <rhendel@saber.towson.edu>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 22:43:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: RE: Why we mistranslate ARNEVET

Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov asks (v33n42) what the proper translation of
Rabbit is (Since it does not ruminate and could not therefore be the
reference in Lev11-the chapter on Kashruth)

I believe that ARNEVET is translated as something like HARE(in light of
the postings saying that HARE does not ruminate either I wont commit
myself). King Ptolemy's wife's name was HARE(or however they translated
it) ---to avoid insulting her (by translating the Bible as '(Queen) HARE
is not kosher' they instead translated it as Rabbit.  (This was
uniformly done by the 70 scholars who translated the Bible into Greek).

I also believe there is a Tosafot presenting many other 'false'
translations such GRIFFEN VULTURE for NESER which is usually translated
as EAGLE.

Russell Jay Hendel; Dept of Math; Towson
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