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  • From: Chris Watts <dekruidnootjes AT eircom.net>
  • To: Michael Abernathy <mabernathy AT conwaycorp.net>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] To Bless and Pools of Water
  • Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2013 05:06:49 +0100

Oh...that was an eye opener, I read a couple of other translations and the King James is the only one to say linen yarn. Mmm, I wonder how on earth those 17th century geniuses arrived at that then? Thankyou Michael.

Chris Watts
Ireland



On 29 Jun 2013, at 22:56, Michael Abernathy wrote:

Chris,
They look alike but I think what you are looking at are actually three words.
1 Kings 10:28 has the conjunction ו , the preposition מן , and the name of a cityְ קוה ְ translated variously as Keveh or Kue. I don't know where they got linen from.
Jeremiah 3:17 is obviously a verb form of the word for gather. And Genesis 1:10, מקוה , is a word meaning a gathering place or a pool.
Sincerely,
Michael Abernathy
On 6/29/2013 11:05 AM, Chris Watts wrote:
I think something is going wrong here with communication...perhaps?
according to even-shoshan מקוה is found 12 times in tanach. My
hebrew scriptures from king james have translated this very same word
as "linen yarn" in 1 kings 10:28. One supposes that they came up
with that based on context and the fact that KVH root is a twisted
cord or rope. Anyway, am I missing some point here with your reply,
because what you wrote I am a bit lost on. Genesis 1:10 has the same
hebrew word pronounced the same as 1 kings 10:28. And the word used
in jeremiah 3:17 for gathering is constructed differently, but
seeing that I am not the professional here I would assume that I am
getting perhaps your explanations confused with something - sorry

Chris Watts
Ireland


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