Re: greetings- off topic, but current, more

[Jordan Hirsch <trombaedu...>]

on 9/19/02 1:02 PM, Jonathan Zimet at jdz (at) zimet(dot)org wrote:

> 1.    I'd think Hagigah derives from Hag, rather than vice versa.  (Was the
> former word used in Tnach or just Talmud -- if the latter, then definitely
> derived).   Of course Purim and Hanukah didn't have Hagigot since they were
> not Torah derived.
Chagigah is the name of the sacrifice, and I believe it comes from the
Torah. 
Chagigah and Chag are related, but I am not sure Chag is specifically
derived from Chagigah.

JH 

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