The Discovery of Genesis (9 page)

A net
,
or
, is surely a trap through which a fish could never pass. One need hardly be told that
or
is
fire
, for either the flames leap upward in the first symbol, or lick along the ground in the second.
Hair, feathers
, are illustrated by
, which appear like long combed tresses, while
,
feathers, or wings
, very similar to
, show the plumage attached to a pair of wings.