Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Yes Kenneth, the noun "gan" in verse 15 is feminine, so theoretically the 
object of "mot tamut" at the end of verse 17 COULD be the garden. However, 
from a contextual point of view this is a stretch: the object of verse 16 is 
the man, and verse 17 is a direct extention of verse 16. If the author had 
intended that the garden would die, he would have said so specifically. 
Besides, where in scripture is a garden (or any plant) ever  refered to as 
"dying"?


Yigal Levin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "kenneth greifer" <greifer AT hotmail.com>
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:51 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:15 and 2:17 is garden feminine?


> In Genesis 2:17, G-d said to Adam that in the day that Adam eats from the
> tree of knowledge, "you will die". Could it say that in that day "she (the
> garden) will die"? Genesis 2:15 uses the letter hay "her" and not "vav"
> "him" about Adam watching the garden and dressing it. Is garden feminine 
> in
> this quote?
>
> Kenneth Greifer
> USA
>
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