Biblical Hebrew Forum

["K Randolph" <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Kenneth:

As far as I can tell, %N) שנא refers to the emotion of hate, while %+M
שטם to the action of treating someone roughly. They are so different
that I don't list them as synonyms.

Karl W. Randolph.

On 12/6/06, Kenneth Litwak <javajedi2 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
>   I probably don't have the right transliteration but
> I'm trying to determine, after looking at the way the
> words are used, what the real difference is between
> sin-nun-aleph and sin-teyt-mem, both of which mean
> "hate."  There's not a TDOT volume in my library on
> these words (I think that volume just came out, though
> I'm not sure if the TDOT is any better than Kittel's
> on the meaning of words).  The Theological Wordbook of
> hte Old Testament says that the latter of these two
> stands for a deep-seated grudge, rather than simple
> hate.  I'd like to research this more, but I'm not
> sure where to look.  Any suggestions?  Thanks.