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  • From: Peter Kirk <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
  • To: Sujata <shevaroys AT yahoo.com>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] how does the eagle become new?
  • Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:35:24 +0100

On 29/04/2005 15:55, Sujata wrote:

Is it an eagle or is it a vulture?
http://www.forward.com/issues/2000/00.10.20/arts4.html
Best wishes,
Sujata


Thanks for this amusing article. Tristram's argument is fallacious even for biblical Hebrew, because the meaning of a word does not come from its etymology but from its contemporary usage. But there is some evidence for NE$ER meaning "vulture": not only Micah 1:16, but Prov 30:17 and perhaps Deut 28:29, Jer 49:22, Habakkuk 1:8, Hosea 8:1 (perhaps images of vultures gathering in anticipation of death) seem more appropriate for vultures than for eagles. On the other hand, most references "eagle" is more appropriate. This probably the meaning was not as specific as English "eagle". But I stand by "eagle" for Psalm 103:5.

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