Biblical Hebrew Forum

["J. Raymond Kelley" <jraykelley AT prodigy.net>]

Far be it from me, one who lurks because I enjoy the discourse of 
learned men, to offer the following comment, but, Karl, doesn't your 
explanation just reflect another usage that someone coudl criticize much 
in the manner that Peter did. I mean, come on, I know that you (and even 
I) have a concept of "fullness", but really, who uses fullness in a 
sentence these days.

My immediate reaction to this exchange, which reaction started with 
Peter's comment about using words he's comfortable with using, was at 
the level where suddenly Paul Simon's chords starting in the back of my 
mind and I immediately thought (because for some reason my mind does 
head for rhyme for reasons I don't understand) ...

So we talk of depth of meaning
in words we ever change
and we write in criticism
that it's others who think strange

Ray (back to my quiet corner of the cave) Kelley

Karl Randolph wrote:

> “Weal and woe” what do they mean?
>
> At least in Isaiah 45:7 I have a clue, weal stands for $LWM “fullness” and 
> woe for R( “displeasing (things)” (the opposite of +WB “pleasing (things)”)
>
> The reason I started reading Tenakh in Hebrew was because of words like that: 
> archaic and no longer understood.
>
> I translate Is. 45:7 thusly, “Former of light and creator of darkness, maker 
> of fullness and creator of displeasure, I am YHWH the one who makes all of 
> these.”
>
> Karl W. Randolph.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: CS Bartholomew <jacksonpollock AT earthlink.net>
>
>  
>
> > On 7/31/03 10:44 AM, "Jim West" <jwest AT highland.net> wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Recall the Psalm, "I
> > > make weal and woe, says the Lord".
> > >      
> > Is. 45:7 I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe, I am
> > the LORD, who do all these things.
> >
> > RSV
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > greetings,
> > Clay Bartholomew 
> >