Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Dean Young <Dean.Young AT CDA.CenterPartners.com>]

I stand corrected...

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim West [mailto:jwest AT highland.net]
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 9:23 AM
To: Dean Young
Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: RE: [b-hebrew] SELAH??


At 09:18 AM 8/15/03 -0700, you wrote:
>very interesting...
>
>
>could it possibly have the same 'effect' or 'meaning' as AMEN? You know,
>maybe a confirmation at the end of the statement? or am I getting way off?

I actually dont think so, since "amen" is available in hebrew.  In other
words, if the psalmist wished to say "amen" he could have used the word
itself.  I think that selah indicates a rest of sorts, as explained in the
previous post.

Best

Jim

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Jim West
Quartz Hill School of Theology
Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies

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