Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

David:

How much of the uncertainty is caused by the word XZYZ being used only three 
times? By sloppy lexicography? By following tradition? By ...

The word used for lightning is BRQ, which was used also for a flash of light.

The word for thunder was R(M.

XZYZ particularly from its use in Zechariah 10:1 appears to mean 
"thunderstorm" which is not contradicted by its two uses in Job 28:26 and 
38:25.

In Job, this is not a construct chain, as indicated by the prefixed L- on 
XZYZ. Furthermore, the final word is "voices", better translated as "sounds", 
not "thunder", which would fit a thunder storm with the sounds of its wind, 
rain along with the thunder. Add to that that DRK has a much broader meaning 
than the English equivelant, makes the following translation possible "makes 
way for sounds for a thunderstorm".

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bell" <davidbbell AT ono.com>

> 
> Greetings:
> 
> I was looking recently at Job 28:26. The text states God made a 
> path for lightning thunders.
> (WDRK LXZYZ QLWT).
> 
> I'm afraid that I don't quite understand the grammar here.
> 
> The KJV ASV and RSV all treat these two nouns as a construct 
> absolute chain (lightnings of the thunder). But that doesn't really 
> seem to be what is happening with these two words. The majority of 
> the other major translations take them together to refer to a 
> thunderbolt (NASB) or a thunderstorm (NEB, NIV). The Message 
> understands a waw between the two of them and translates thunder 
> and lightning.
> 
> Could someone give me an idea about what is really going on with 
> this construction! Thanks!
> 
> David Bell
> davidbbell AT ono.com
> En MMV civitatem fundamenta habentem expectans
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