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There seems to be a relationship between the words "river" (יאר) and light (אור), that is only underscored by the fact that "river" in Hebrew (נהר) is essentially the same word as "light" in Aramaic (נהרא).

I am looking for a conceptual relationship (preferably, on the level of דרוש) between the two concepts, something that would explain their coming from very related roots in לשון הקדש, as developed in classical Jewish sources (Talmud, Rishonim, Acharonim).

Thank you very much.

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You should ask this here: area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/36772/hebrew-language-usage – Ariel Dec 26 '12 at 6:33
@msh210 I was looking for a drush connecting the two words, which seems directly a part of the Jewish learning. It wasn't an etymology question :). How else can I ask it to get it answered? The link Ariel posted above seems, unfortunately, discussion amongst academics about Hebrew, which I am not interested in... I'm looking for drush, conceptual connection between the ideas. Thank you. – gt6989b Dec 26 '12 at 21:38
@Ariel, Here's how Area51 works. It doesn't host Q&A sites; it hosts proposals for sites. Indeed, the definition process depends on people posting and voting on potential questions that could populated the proposed site, but they're for sample purposes only and do not get answered there. – Isaac Moses Dec 28 '12 at 14:49

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