nified a light-house, or temple of fire, from the
Chaldaic Pur.

PARTICLES.

Together with the words above mentioned are to be found in composition the
particles Al and Pi. Al, or El, for it is differently expressed in our
characters, is still an Arabian prefix; but not absolutely confined to that
country, though more frequently there to be found. The Sun, [Hebrew: AWR],
was called Uchor by the people of Egypt and Cyrene, which the Greeks
expressed [Greek: Achor], Achor. He was worshipped with the same title in
Arabia, and called Al Achor. [435]Georgius Monachus, describing the
idolatry which prevailed in that country before the introduction of the
present religion, mentions the idol Alachar. Many nations have both
expletives and demonstratives analogous to the particle above. The pronoun
Ille of the Romans is somewhat similar; as are the terms Le and La of the
French; as well as Il and El in other languages. It is in composition so
like to [Greek: El], the name of [Greek: Helios], the Sun, that it is not
always easy to distinguish one from the other.

The article Pi was in use among the antient Egyptians and Cuthites, as well
as other nations in the east. The natives of India were at all times
worshippers of the Sun; and used to call themselves by some of his titles.
Porus, with whom Alexander engaged upon the Indus, was named from the chief
object of his worship, [Hebrew: AWR], Pi-Or, and P'Or; rendered by the
Greeks [Greek: Poros], Porus. Pacorus the Parthian was of the same
etymology, being a compound of P'Achorus, the Achor of Egypt: as was also
the [436]city Pacoria in Mesopotamia, mentioned by Ptolemy. Even the
Grecian [Greek: pur] was of Egyptian or Chaldaic original, and of the same
composition (P'Ur) as the words above; for [437]Plato informs us that
[Greek: pur], [Greek: hudor], [Greek: kunes], were esteemed terms of
foreign importation. After the race of the Egyptian kings was extinct, and
that country came under the dominion of the Grecians, the natives still
continued to make use of this prefix; as did other [438]nations which were
incorporated with them. They adapted it not only to words in their own
language, but to those of other countries of which they treated. Hence
there is often to be found in their writings, [439][Greek: Pizeus], [Greek:
Pimartur], [Greek: Pimathetes], [Greek: pisoma], [Greek: pilaos], Pidux,
Picurator, Pitribunus; also names of persons occur with this prefix; such
as Piterus, Pi