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in reply to a message by Nola
I am a native Hebrew speaker here whose special interest is the ancient Levant region
the etymology is uncertain but it's the name of a flower that has a similar shape to the menorah and is mentioned in the Tanach (there is a common misconception that it's the same as the Old Testament) it's also a place name mentioned in genesis where Abraham tries to sacrifice his son "the mount of Moriah" (no one genuinely knows where is it located because it could mean anything)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moriah
I wasn't able to find the English name of the flower but I did find this Hebrew article that has pictures of the flower I was talking about
(I don't know how to put pictures in my replies)
https://flora.org.il/books/plant-stories/14-plants-of-the-bible/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%99_%D7%A6%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%99%D7%931/
But as to the meaning according 'behind the name' it means "seen by Y-hweh" but regardless modern Hebrew sources interpret the name differently and according to them it may derive from 'mori' "מורי" and yah "יה" meaning "Y-hweh is my teacher"
But as to Mariah, it might be a spelling variant of Maria
the etymology is uncertain but it's the name of a flower that has a similar shape to the menorah and is mentioned in the Tanach (there is a common misconception that it's the same as the Old Testament) it's also a place name mentioned in genesis where Abraham tries to sacrifice his son "the mount of Moriah" (no one genuinely knows where is it located because it could mean anything)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moriah
I wasn't able to find the English name of the flower but I did find this Hebrew article that has pictures of the flower I was talking about
(I don't know how to put pictures in my replies)
https://flora.org.il/books/plant-stories/14-plants-of-the-bible/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%99_%D7%A6%D7%9E%D7%97%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%99%D7%931/
But as to the meaning according 'behind the name' it means "seen by Y-hweh" but regardless modern Hebrew sources interpret the name differently and according to them it may derive from 'mori' "מורי" and yah "יה" meaning "Y-hweh is my teacher"
But as to Mariah, it might be a spelling variant of Maria
This message was edited 10/27/2023, 10:09 PM
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