Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Søren Holst <sh AT teol.ku.dk>]

> Judging by a quick look in martinez/Tigchelaar's "Study edition",
> the word is (RYWT  -  ayin-resh-yod-waw-taw  -  presumably the
> plural of the Biblical e'ryah, which occurs in Ezekiel (16,7+22+39
> and 23,29) Mikha (1,11) and Hab (3,9) and is usually translated
> "nakedness", with no particular transgression of rules being implied.
> 
> yours
> Soren Holst
> Copenhagen
> 
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> Fra:  Jim Brooks [SMTP:jbrooks AT techline.com]
> Sendt:        30. maj 2000 17:56
> Til:  Biblical Hebrew
> Emne: DSS help
> 
> One and all,
> 
> I am doing some research on the thorny issue of divorce and remarriage.
> The 
> following question stems from Fitzmeyer's article "Matthean Divorce Texts"
> 
> _Theological Studies_ 1976. On page 218, he offers his translation of the 
> Damascus Document 4:12-5:14a.
> 
> In 4:17 his translation of a certain portion is:  "the first is 
> unchastity." I take it from the article that "unchastity" here is a form
> of 
> the Hebrew word "zenut" (from the transliteration it looks like a noun
> with 
> the definite article).
> 
> In 5:9 his translation of a certain portion is: "The regulation for 
> incest." But I cannot find in the article what the Hebrew word used for 
> "incest" is. Is it zenut or something else?
> 
> I've tried to search the net for a transliteration of the text, etc. but
> to 
> no avail. I don't have immediate access to photocopies, etc., of the text 
> under question.
> 
> If someone has the time and the resources, I would be most appreciative if
> 
> you could  tell me what the Hebrew word lies behind "incest" in CD 5:9.
> 
> Many, grateful thanks beforehand.
> 
> 
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