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times we find the lengthened form in the latter also ; thus, in 

 Latin, we have 



am-afo7-is, from am-o. 



But the point which the author desires mainly to establish 

 is, that a kindred mode of formation to that above described 

 exists in Hebrew, and admits a similar explanation. Thus, we 

 find in Hebrew a large class of proper names ending in b 

 preceded by a vowel ; and these proper names are obviously 

 expressive of some characteristic property belonging to the 

 persons or places which they denote. Thus, we have 



bkrmH, fiery, from TIM, light. 



bfrmw, lion-like, „ *nN, a lion. 



bs"32n, compassionate, ,, pn, to pity. 

 bW3fO, bountiful, ,, 7fi3, to give, 



btmn, friendly, „ 13n, a friend. 



In the above and similar examples, the author regards the 

 final affix as belonging to the same mode of formation above 

 indicated in the languages of the Indo-European family. Ac- 

 cording to the commonly received opinion, the suffix in all 

 these cases is the name of God, bs. 



But it is not only in the mode of formation just noticed 

 that the author discovers an affinity between Hebrew and the 

 Indo-European languages. He finds another resemblance in 

 the case of the suffix bar, "O", e. g. 



IStil) a treasurer, from W, treasure. 

 ~Q-m, a lawyer, „ m, law. 



Gesenius has already compared this suffix "Q" to the Per- 

 sian (tear), and German bar, in such words as acht-bar, ehr- 

 bar, &c. Mr. Crawford detects it also in the Irish -man or 



