Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard AT ont.com>]

schmuel wrote:

> So if this is the case, that daqar is a word used for a type of sword or spear
> thrusting-through (implications of mortal or ultra-serious wound through the belly) 
> it would appear to be a very poor fit for any verbal reading of Psalm 22. 
>
> Your thoughts ?
>
> (Yes, I realize that there are other words also given for pierced alternatives, 
>  however daqar is in a sense the primary discussion and significant).


HH: The word DAQAR is irrelevant to the textual 
issue in Psalm 22:17. I don't know whether you are 
agreeing with this fact.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard