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[b-hebrew] what are the wings of a garment?

From: Jonathan Walther <krooger AT debian.org>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [b-hebrew] what are the wings of a garment?
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 22:57:52 -0800

Wings of garment seems to be a Hebrew idiom. What does it refer to
though? Were the King James translators justified in translating it as
"hem"? Why not "arms"? Are there any extra-biblical sources that shed
light on this?

In what way does a covering have "four" wings"?

Jonathan

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[b-hebrew] what are the wings of a garment?, Jonathan Walther, 11/20/2004
- Re: [b-hebrew] what are the wings of a garment?, Yigal Levin, 11/20/2004
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- Re: [b-hebrew] what are the wings of a garment?, gfsomsel, 11/20/2004