Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Hi Sam,

The Hebrew word used in 1:9 is yabbashah, from yabesh, which means "dry". n
1:24 the word is arec, "land". In 2:19 the word is adamah, "earth", from
which "Adam" was created.

Yigal



----- Original Message -----
From: <mattsamlee AT ywamalumni.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 12:31 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Genesis 1:9,24; 2:19


> Can anyone help me with the NIV translation: did they translated "land"
> and "dry ground" from the same hebrew word?  And are there different
shades of
> meaning that are missing from the NIV translation?
>
> Thanks,
> Sam Lee
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