Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jon Clemence" <black_strat AT hotmail.com>]

Ben,

    Sorry about the poor transliteration and lack of context, etc.  It is my first post, and the first copy accidentally got sent while I was in the middle of typing.  Thanks for the info, though.

 

Jon Clemence

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"There will come a point in the race, when you alone will need to decide.  You will need to make a choice.  Do you really want it?  You will need to decide."  --Rolf Arands 

 

>Subject: 2 Kings 1:8

>From: "Jon Clemence"

>Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 19:41:40 -0500

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I am interested in knowing more about the phrase "ba`al se`ar" in 2 Kings 1:8.  Does this mean that Elijah was a hairy man, had a priestly garment of hair, or had long hair (on his head)?  Those are the three options I have discovered, but none seems to stand out in light of what I have been able to learn.  Also, does anyone have a good Jewish description of what Elijah may have looked like?

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Shalom,

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Jon Clemence

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"There will come a point in the race, when you alone will need to decide.  You will need to make a choice.  Do you really want it?  You will need to decide."  --Rolf Arands 

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