Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Liz Fried" <lizfried AT umich.edu>]

> 
> L. Fried wrote:
> 
> > Dear Michael,
> > The nephesh is 
> > in the blood.
> 
> 
> True enough, but consider 1 Kgs. 17:21-22 with a
> wooden rendition of your contribution in mind:
> 
> TASHAV NA NEFESH-HA-YELED HA-ZEH AL-QIRBO....
> VA-TASHAV NEFESH-HA-YELED AL-QIRBO VA-YEKHI.
> 
>
>
I think the life force is in the blood, like electricity.
When it flows the person/object is alive, otherwise he's/it's  dead.
Liz