28-10-2018, 08:35 PM
As we still can't be sure about the origin of the word "anchiton", I think, we can consider all possible variants for the next words. First of all, I must say that, of course, "ola dabas" may be the one word "oladabas", but I will consider it as two word divided by a short space.
"Ola" was supposed to be a variant of spelling for the word "oil" (olea, etc.) and transliterated greek word "ola" or "hola" (all), "ola" is also an alternative form for Latin "olla" (a jar). I mentioned that "ola" (also "olah") can be a transliteration for the word "burnt offering" in Hebrew. It means "that which goes up", "ascent". In Arabic it ("ola") similarly means "high".
The most usual interpretation for "daba*" is "dabas" or "dabat" - "gave" in Latin, but there are words in Hebrew and Arabic that can be translated with latin letters in that way.
Hebrew: "dabas", "dabash", "debash" - honey, dates-honey, syrup of grape.
Arabic: "dabas", "dabs" - honey, rendered honey; also - a stone, a quarry-stone, a small rock (but I can't find an information whether this meaning is modern or ancient, it would be interesting, indeed).
So, it is interesting whether "ola dabas" can be a correct word combination in Hebrew, meaning "honey offering" or not.
In general, I think that all these three words "anchiton ola dabas" must be related to each other directly, as they are not divided by a plus-sign, therefore I suppose that they are not different components.
"Ola" was supposed to be a variant of spelling for the word "oil" (olea, etc.) and transliterated greek word "ola" or "hola" (all), "ola" is also an alternative form for Latin "olla" (a jar). I mentioned that "ola" (also "olah") can be a transliteration for the word "burnt offering" in Hebrew. It means "that which goes up", "ascent". In Arabic it ("ola") similarly means "high".
The most usual interpretation for "daba*" is "dabas" or "dabat" - "gave" in Latin, but there are words in Hebrew and Arabic that can be translated with latin letters in that way.
Hebrew: "dabas", "dabash", "debash" - honey, dates-honey, syrup of grape.
Arabic: "dabas", "dabs" - honey, rendered honey; also - a stone, a quarry-stone, a small rock (but I can't find an information whether this meaning is modern or ancient, it would be interesting, indeed).
So, it is interesting whether "ola dabas" can be a correct word combination in Hebrew, meaning "honey offering" or not.
In general, I think that all these three words "anchiton ola dabas" must be related to each other directly, as they are not divided by a plus-sign, therefore I suppose that they are not different components.