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  • From: Rolf Furuli <furuli AT online.no>
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: ruth 1.17 (life after death)
  • Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 10:53:12 +0200



Dear Sheila,

I forgot to give an alternative explanation to RE:PF)IM. The verb means
"sink down", "let drop", "be disheartened", so the noun can simply mean
"those who have sunk down", "those who are dropped in the grave" = the
dead. See R.L. Harris et. al, 1980, "Theological Wordbook of the Old
Testament" Vol II, entry 2198.

Regards
Rolf

Rolf Furuli
Lecturer in Semitic languages
University of Oslo









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