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Qa+aNiY in 1Kings 12:10

From: "Ken Smith" <kens AT 180solutions.com>
To: "Biblical Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Qa+aNiY in 1Kings 12:10
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 00:49:26 -0800

I’ve heard it suggested in a couple places that the word Qa+aNiY in 1 Kings 12:10, normally translated as “little finger”, might be a euphemism for genitalia (perhaps like ReGeL in Is. 6:2). But I don’t seem to have any reference works which touch on that; it’s not listed as an option in BDB, but that’s hardly conclusive. Does anyone here have any opinions or thoughts (or better yet, solid information) on the topic?

Ken Smith

Qa+aNiY in 1Kings 12:10, Ken Smith, 01/20/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Qa+aNiY in 1Kings 12:10, S. L., 01/20/2002
- RE: Qa+aNiY in 1Kings 12:10, Peter Kirk, 01/20/2002
- Re: Qa+aNiY in 1Kings 12:10, George Athas, 01/21/2002