Biblical Hebrew Forum

[ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk (Ben Crick)]

On Sun 28 May 2006 (23:10:26), smille10 AT sbcglobal.net wrote:
> What is the meaning of the word RQ     (normally meaning  only ) in
> Psalm 32:6, where it is translated as  surely ?

 As I understand it, RaQ is from the root RQQ (=YRQ) "to spit". Somehow
 it gets the connotation "thin" or "lean" (from an Arabic cognate?);
 or it may be a misreading of DaQ "thin", where Daleth is mistaken for
 Resh. DaQ is in Genesis 41:6, 7, 23, 24, 27; RaQ is in Leviticus 13:30.

 As an adverb, RaQ means "only", "certainly", "surely" in the contexts
 which you cite. With a negative (RaQ ... Lo'), it means "except", as
 in Genesis 47:26.

 Shalom

 Ben
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