Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George F Somsel <gfsomsel AT juno.com>]

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 15:15:43 -0500 "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
writes:
> Correct me if I am wrong, but did not Moses put something 
> into their hands during the consecration ceremony, hence 
> "filling their hands"? Thus "filling their hands" was a 
> referral back to that action?
> 
> Karl W. Randolph.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Kirk" <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
> 
> > 
> > On 24/08/2005 18:17, Karl Randolph wrote:
> > > ...
> > >
> > > I have not noticed any compound lexemes in Biblical Hebrew. Has 
> > > anyone else in this forum found any such?
> > 
> > I am amazed, Karl. I have noticed several. For an immediate 
> > example, MILLE' YAD for "ordain".
> > 
> > -- Peter Kirk
> > peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> > peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> > http://www.qaya.org/
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Lev 19.17 WaY.aQ:R"B )eT_HaM.iN:XfH WaY:MaL.") CaP.oW MiM.eN.fH 

As you can see, the priest received part of the offering.

george
gfsomsel
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Kirk" <peterkirk AT qaya.org>

>=20
> On 23/08/2005 17:01, Karl Randolph wrote:
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> > ... By allowing for the "stronger" use of WAW in Leviticus 20:17=20
> > preceding the NKRTW a reading of the verse will not force us into=20
> > a unique meaning for XSD rather the XSD HW) WNKRTW L(YNY BNY (MM=20
> > is the complete phrase.
> >
> >
>=20
> I accept that this parsing is not totally impossible, although=20
> unlikely. But this still means accepting a unique sense of XESED as=20
> suggesting some kind of command.
>=20
I don't follow you here, how can this be a command?

> > XSD is another lexeme in Hebrew with no equivelant in English.=20
> > And just as I told Harold Holmyard concerning X+)T having a=20
> > broader "secular" meaning than its most common theological=20
> > application, so we should not leave out the possibility that XSD=20
> > also has a broader "secular" meaning than found in its=20
> > theological uses. And in its "secular" uses could have somewhat a=20
> > negative flavor while still preserving its basic meaning of=20
> > "undeserved good favor".
> >
> >
>=20
> Well, if the meaning is negative, we would have to drop the "good".=20
> Perhaps "inappropriate response" could cover both aspects.

Well, I was not using "good" in reference to an absolute=20
moral standard, rather in reference to a person's=20
subjective actions.

> ...
>=20
> -- Peter Kirk
> peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> http://www.qaya.org/

Karl W. Randolph.

--=20
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