Harp-yæ (Greek & Latin), “Winged Creatures, the fabulous personifications of Hunger and Rapacity!” (See Æneid 3.)
C'H.r.b, “To Consume, waste.”
C'H.r.b.e, “Desolation,” (Hebrew.)
Harpazo, “To Snatch,” (Greek.)
Morpheus, “The God of Sleep,” (Greek & Latin.) M.r.ph.e, “Slothful,” (Heb.)
An interesting consideration deserves especial notice in this place. On referring to the doubtful and unsatisfactory explanations which have been suggested for many of these names of the Gods of Greece and Italy, both by Cicero and by modern writers, who have relied solely on the intrinsic resources of the Classical languages, the superior clearness and simplicity of the explanations afforded by the aid of the Hebrew will be strikingly apparent.[99]
The Gods Of India.
Brahma, “The Creator,” (Indian.) B.r.a, “To Create,” applied to the creative act of the Deity in the First Chapter of Genesis, (Hebrew.) Beri or Peri, “To Cause,” Bâr, or Pâr, “A Cause,” (Welsh.)
Siva, “The Destroyer,” (Indian.) Sh.v.a.e, “Desolate;” Sha-e, “To Desolate,” (Heb.)
Vish-nu, “The Preserver or Saviour,” (Ind.) Ee.sh.v.o.e, “Safety, Salvation.” (This root is applied to the Saviour with the prefix M. in M|Ou.sh.oe,“The Messiah.”) Ee.sho, “To save,” (Heb.)