[b-hebrew] Karnaim
Harold R. Holmyard III
hholmyard at ont.com
Thu Nov 11 23:01:47 EST 2004
Dear list,
The only verse I see so far where QRNYM means "rays" is Hab 3:4. I
wonder, is there any possibility that the word there is a homonym of
the word meaning "horns" and actually derives from the verb QRN,
meaning "shine," which occurs in Ex 34:29-30, 35? BDB says the verb
is a denominative from the noun "horn," to which it ascribes the
meaning "ray" in Hab 3:4. But it is at least conceivable that the
"ray" and "shine" words represent an entirely different word, not
simply an extension of meaning and form of QRN meaning "horn."
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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