Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

On 19/12/2005 16:26, Karl Randolph wrote:

> In looking at the word meanings, how much of these 
> translations are supported from the definitions of the 
> words used?
>
> (RBH refers to plains. These are contrasted with desert 
> [e.g. Joshua 12:8] though elsewhere it is used in parallel 
> with desert.  Where it is used in contrast to desert, it 
> apparently refers to grasslands, suitable also for dry 
> land farming and/or grazing.
>  

I don't think there is a contrast here. Rather, `arava is used here in 
its proper name sense, for the valley south of the Dead Sea.

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