Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Berel Beyer" <berelbeyer AT gmail.com>]

Hi folks,

Does anyone have any thoughts on Jerome's translation of 1 Kings
22:38?  He has habenas which is unlike both the masoretic text and LXX
(הזנות & πoρναι).  Is he following Targum Yonatan who has זינה (zayin
yud nun he)?  Rein is not all that close to armor, body-wear, etc.,
however.   Is this just a loose translation of TJ, or is there some
other word that he may have been looking at (or is it something else
that I'm missing ... the most likely possibility!).

Thanks in advance!

Berel Beyer