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thus be the result of an Aramaic spelling convention in which the z is represented by tet (?) rather than its true Hebrew reflex sadi (?). If this meaning is correct, then a linguistic connection between the names Jetur and Yazur remains a possibility, however no occurrence of an Aramaic spelling of this nature in the Hebrew Bible is known even for names in the Aramaic and Arabic realms and the expected Hebrew spelling would be Yasur (????). The root tur (???) having a basic meaning of row, line or fence (hence "order; succession"), also refers

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