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  • From: George F Somsel <gfsomsel AT juno.com>
  • To: peterkirk AT qaya.org
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Alleged meaning of ecclesia in OT
  • Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 11:18:23 -0600

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 16:10:38 +0000 Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
writes:
> On 17/12/2004 18:27, George F Somsel wrote:
>
> >...
> >
> >The )oHeL MoW("D is called the SKHNH MARTURIOU in the LXX. See Ex
> 33.7.
> >
> >
> >
> But this is a mistranslation based on a misunderstanding of MW(D.
> This
> word does not mean "witness" or "testimony", from the root (WD, but
>
> "congregation", from the root Y(D, as was recognised by BDB.
>
> The same confusion underlies the translation of ("DW.T as
> "testimony",
> also used with )OHEL for the Tabernacle, and especially in Psalms 19
> and
> 119. This word is also derived from Y(D and refers to something
> appointed by God, rather than to a witness or testimony.
>
> --
> Peter Kirk
> peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> http://www.qaya.org/
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I didn't say it was correct. I only stated that was what it was.

george
gfsomsel
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