Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Fernando Arias" <fernando.arias AT mailcity.com>]

On Wed, 03 May 2000 18:43:27   Fernando Arias wrote:
Shalom!
I have some questions about on Psalm 46:10. The original Hebrew text has the 
word HRPW (He,Resh,Pe,Waw) which is translated as "be still" in the KJV, but 
Strong replaces it by raphah, RPH (Resh,Pe,He). My questions are:
1) Why does Strong replace the original word (HRPW)?
2) Do both words (HRPW and RPH) have the same meaning? 
3) Do you agree  "be still" it's  a good translation? Why yes or not?
Thanks in advance for your answers,
Fernando.


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Fernando Arias katav she'elot vehinne kama teshuvot:
RE:     Copy of: Re: Questions about Psalm 46:10

>1) Why does Strong replace the original word (HRPW)?

Ans: what/who is Strong? Does he rewrite Hebrew texts?

>2) Do both words (HRPW and RPH) have the same meaning? =


Of course not. =


People replace words like HRPU with RPH for one of two reasons:
a. they know so little Hebrew they think that roots are words that get
conjugated.
b. they know so much Hebrew that they are not concerned about the meaning=

of words anymore and talk about histories and relationships of words arou=
nd
roots.

>3) Do you agree  "be still" it's  a good translation? Why yes or not?

It's more like 'let up, drop what you're doing!' =

(pero yo no se quel es la misma idioma en espanol.)

yisge shlamax
Randall Buth
Jerusalem