Caution on self-proclaimed biblical language experts

[Eddie42]

Let me up front state, I refuse to use Facebook or Twitter as I consider them both as subversive tools of Marxists. But, I also use caution on some on the other side such as Gateway Pundit. I look at it, but am cautious. I am posting this because it concerns an OT Hebrew word, according to an article on Gateway Pundit. It claims to expose Mark Zuckerberg as ignorant of the Jewish language for using the word "meta". I'll show the Gateway link and then two other links showing the word "death" in Biblical Aramaic and the word "meta" which is Aramaic. It is well worth a look because I find this sort of misleading, self-proclaimed original language expert in Bible discussions as well.

HUGE MISTAKE OR FOREBODING ACTION? You'll Never Guess What Facebook's New Name "Meta" Means in Hebrew | The Gateway Pundit | by Joe Hoft

You would think Mark Zuckerberg would know this. He is Jewish. The new name for “Meta” means “Death” in Hebrew.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

Strong's Hebrew: 4291. מְטָא (meta or metah) -- Death

Strong's Hebrew: 4193. מוֹת (moth) -- Death

 

[jaybo]

"Meta" is an English "word": "Meta (from the Greek μετα-, meta-, meaning "after" or "beyond") is a prefix meaning more comprehensive or transcending.

It doesn't matter what the word means in other languages.

 

[Eddie42]

"Meta" is an English "word": "Meta (from the Greek μετα-, meta-, meaning "after" or "beyond") is a prefix meaning more comprehensive or transcending.

It doesn't matter what the word means in other languages.

I really don't know why anyone jumped to the conclusion that Zuckerberg was referring to anything Hebrew or Aramaic. It matches Greek in the etymology better it would seem.

meta — Wordorigins.org

29 October 2021 The English prefix and word meta is from the Greek μετα-. The Greek combining form is from the same Indo-European root as the English mid- . The original sense, as it was used in Mycenaean Greek, was probably “together with,” but in later use, the Greek prefix was also used to

www.wordorigins.org

 

[OzSpen]

"Meta" is an English "word": "Meta (from the Greek μετα-, meta-, meaning "after" or "beyond") is a prefix meaning more comprehensive or transcending.

It doesn't matter what the word means in other languages.

jaybo,

From where did you gain that meaning of "meta"?

Oz

 

[jaybo]

jaybo,

From where did you gain that meaning of "meta"?

Oz

wikipedia

 

[OzSpen]

wikipedia

jay,

Would you consider Wikipedia the stronghold for "self-proclaimed biblical language experts"?

I'm interested in who you consider are these "language experts" that you ignore.

Oz

 

[jaybo]

jay,

Would you consider Wikipedia the stronghold for "self-proclaimed biblical language experts"?

I'm interested in who you consider are these "language experts" that you ignore.

Oz

Sorry, but I won't reply to this. If you want a dialogue, then be serious not sarcastic.

BTW, it's "whom" you consider. Consult your favorite grammar source.

 

[Eddie42]

The Merriam-Webster has an article on "metaverse" that covers this in detail.

What is the 'metaverse'?

A real word for a virtual world

www.merriam-webster.com