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  • From: CS Bartholomew <jacksonpollock AT earthlink.net>
  • To: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Evil Impulses of the Heart
  • Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:48:52 -0800

On 3/11/04 3:10 AM, "Søren Holst" <sh AT teol.ku.dk> wrote:

> That would be the "yetzer ha-ra", I assume; yod-tsade-resh as in Gen 6,5 and
> 8,21, which is probably where the expression originates, although the
> technical term seems to be first found in Mishna Abot 2,11 and Tosefta Baba
> Qama 9,31.
>
> (this is just concordance work - some of the jewish list members are bound
> to
> have preciser info)

George,

More concordance work, take a look at Mishna Berakot 9:5.


greetings,
Clay Bartholomew







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