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  • From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Another Question About Qadeshah
  • Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2004 16:35:46 -0500

Dear Vince,

> I know that this question has been addressed thoroughly on this list for
the past few days, and I don't want to drag it out, but another question
occurs to me and I thought it might be profitable to explore it.

> Is it possible that, over time, the term qadeshah became a technical
term for prostitute and, at least in some usages, lost its cultic
overtones? This is apparently what happened with the word KN(NY
"Canaanite," which in some contexts is simply a synonym for "trader" or
"merchant"-See Prov. 31:24; Zech. 14:21.

I don't know if this theory has any legs, but perhaps it's worth
> considering.

HH: The verse you have been concerned about is in Genesis 38, which is one of the early portions of Scripture, in my opinion. In the later portions of Scripture qadeshah has a connection with sacred activities. The word itself also suggests such a connection.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard





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