[b-hebrew] Semantic Range of QD$ (Holy)

George Athas George.Athas at moore.edu.au
Mon Mar 2 19:56:54 EST 2009


Karl Randolph wrote: "QD$, on the other hand, while I can't think of any example right off the top of my head and my main computer is at home, is used sometimes in a "secular" context with the meaning of being set apart. In those contexts, translations sometimes misunderstand them. As such, there is no real equivalent in English to the Hebrew word QD$."

What about "special" or "distinct"?



Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au



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