Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

$LH , $LW , and $LWH has the concept of being at ease, with quiet confidence. 
However, there are times when one shouldn’t be at ease with quiet confidence, 
at which times it has the implication of overconfidence.

Yigal’s translation is pretty good.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: roodee AT thummy.com

> After spending some quality time with this verse I have come to a small 
> obstacle that I am hoping someone can assist me in overcoming. In the 
> KJV shalvah is rendered as prosperity. In the NIDOTT the meaning leans 
> more towards negligence or inattentiveness and many of the other 
> translations lean in this direction. Is there something more within the 
> context of the text that I and others have missed, but the KJV 
> translators did not? In a nutshell then I'm looking for any information 
> about the etymology of shalvah and any recommendations for other 
> resources that would assist me on my own. Oh, I also found that the 
> word used to represent shalvah in the Septuagint is a word not used in 
> any of the NT texts. I know that bit of info is off-topic for this 
> list, but would anyone care to confirm or deny that?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -r
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