Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

Jack:

Not all uses of XRM in Hebrew deal with destruction. Not 
even always referring to  that which is to be destroyed. For 
example, the gold, silver and bronze from Jericho were 
XRM in Joshua 6, to be brought to the temple treasury, not 
destroyed. Further the deformed individual of the priestly 
line was XRM, not allowed to serve in public worship, but 
he was not to be killed. Instead he still was to receive 
many priesthood perks. In both of these uses there is a 
sense of forbidding, not necessarily destruction.

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Kirk" <peterkirk AT qaya.org>
> 
> On 21/10/2005 19:07, Yard, John wrote:
> 
> > If I am not mistaken the same technical expression -
> > 'to dedicate to destruction' - is used in the Moabite stone on 
> > reference to the inhabitants of an Isrealite city who were 
> > sacrificed - XRM - to Chemosh.
> >
> > It's quid pro quo - I give you something valuable -
> > you ( Chemosh ) give me something back,
> >
> >
> >
> The same word XRM is used in Arabic even today with a similar but subtly
> different meaning. Unclean food like pork is "haram" i.e. forbidden to
> Muslims. Also the "harem" or ladies' quarters are forbidden to all but
> the lord. But the component of destruction is missing from the Arabic
> concept.
> 
> --
> Peter Kirk
> peter AT qaya.org (personal)
> peterkirk AT qaya.org (work)
> http://www.qaya.org/

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