Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Will Wagers <hyle AT airmail.net>]

Bill Rea writes:

> Will Wagers wrote:-
>
> >How about *bitch* as used in the vernacular of young Afro-Americans?
>
> In this country "bitch" is used to denote a women who is a trouble maker,
> difficult to get along with, and the like. This doesn't reflect the
> meaning in Judges. There are various crude terms which probably would
> be better, but we should not use one which in anyway expresses the
> idea that the victims are in some ways themselves immoral.

Here,  Afro-Americans use this apparently derogatory word as a common
term for *woman* or *girl*. They call male friends--*dogs*. So, I don't
think your analysis applies.


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