15-09-2020, 08:05 PM
Pisces is the only one of the Zodiac pages that appears to have a proper name, 'Achazuz'
The word for Pisces/fish in Hebrew is Dg, like Dagon the fish God.
Back to the Voynich the first part of 'achaz' which means seized or caught. similar to the Arabic name of Al Risha for cord or rope that binds the fishes.
The zuz part of the word represents a old word in Hebrew for a very small coin. so for me this didn't make sense.
However I did find some interesting results from other languages that use a similar word for fish or Pisces:
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Lithuanian Zuvis
Latvian Zivis
A bit of history: Lithuania was known as the last of the pagans, since they were not Christianized until 1386.
Jerome of Prague went on multiple excursions to Lithuania, where he would burn down sacred tree groves.
Eventually he was kicked out of the country and later burned at the stake. An interesting coincidence indeed.
The word for Pisces/fish in Hebrew is Dg, like Dagon the fish God.
Back to the Voynich the first part of 'achaz' which means seized or caught. similar to the Arabic name of Al Risha for cord or rope that binds the fishes.
The zuz part of the word represents a old word in Hebrew for a very small coin. so for me this didn't make sense.
However I did find some interesting results from other languages that use a similar word for fish or Pisces:
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Lithuanian Zuvis
Latvian Zivis
A bit of history: Lithuania was known as the last of the pagans, since they were not Christianized until 1386.
Jerome of Prague went on multiple excursions to Lithuania, where he would burn down sacred tree groves.
Eventually he was kicked out of the country and later burned at the stake. An interesting coincidence indeed.