Talk:Pessinus

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The usual etymology is from Greek pessos (πεσσός), rock, but this word is missing appropriate etymology, suggesting that it may be pre-greek and namely semitic. I suggest that the name of Pessinus (the city of the black stone of Cybele) may come from the Hebrew place-name Bethtsur (Strong's 1049), attested in many places in Palestine, which means "house of the rock".

84.18.132.42 16:32, 9 February 2023 (UTC)Reply