Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

The interpretation of the name ENOSH as ‘man’ comes from two  
sources: first, from the plural אנשים (ANASHIM) ‘men’ of  
איש (ISH) ‘man’, and נשים (NASHIM), ‘women’ of  אשה  
(ISHA) ‘woman’, and second from the root  אנש (ANASH) ‘to be  
weak'. Thus,  ENOSH of Isaiah 13:12 is not necessarily ENOSH of  
Genesis 4:26, the same way that SHET of Genesis 4:26 is not the same  
as SHET 'buttocks' of Isaiah 20:4. As far as BDB is concerned, it is  
not our אורים ותומים.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Jan 21, 2007, at 10:01 PM, dwashbur AT nyx.net wrote:

> I thought Enosh just meant "man."  That's what BDB says, among  
> other sources, and it
> seems to be used that way fairly frequently.
>
> On 21 Jan 2007 at 15:50, Isaac Fried wrote:
>
> > I freely translate Genesis 4:26: "And a child was born also to SHET
> > and he called him ENOSH, thus began the habit of calling (children)
> > by the name of God." From this I surmise that ENOSH=EIN+HU+ISH=EINO
> > +ISH, `he is not man´ was one of the holy names, usurped by SHET
> > and given to his son.
> > It appears to me that KMOSH, the god of MOAB (see I Kings 11:7) is
> > the similar compound KMO+ISH, `like a man´ ,  .
> > Isaac Fried, Boston University
> >
> > On Jan 21, 2007, at 1:07 PM, davidfentonism AT aim.com wrote:
> >
> > >  Can anyone shed light on the difference in translation relative to
> > > Gen 4:26? It appears to say in the Hebrew that, 'Enosh began to
> > > profane [the name of] Y--H Elohiym.' However, it is alternatively
> > > read by Ibn Ezra and Sephorno (also seen in the LXX) as, 'Enosh
> > > began to call upon the name of the LORD.'
> > >
> > >   Further, is it possible that "men" could actually sanctify the
> > > Name (Kiddush Hashem) or profane the Name (Chillul Hashem) of the
> > > Living G-d? Other than idolatry, how might "men" be said to do or
> > > have done either of these with respect to the Tetragrammaton?
> > >
> > >  Thanks for your reply,
> > >
> > >  David Fenton
> > >  NYC
> > >
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