Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Calvin Lindstrom <pclindstrom AT yahoo.com>]

Dear List,

I stand corrected. I should have written the wind is blowing from the  
east.

A wind coming from the west is noted as a RUACH YAM (sea wind). (Ex.  
10:19)

Calvin Lindstrom
Church of Christian Liberty
Arlington Heights, IL

On Jun 4, 2007, at 4:10 PM, Peter Kirk wrote:

> On 04/06/2007 21:42, Calvin Lindstrom wrote:
> > According to the NIDOTTE, QADIM can also be used of the "east  
> > wind."  I believe the accepted understanding would be the wind is  
> > blowing to  the east.
> So not the east wind at all, but the west wind? After all, in  
> English the west wind blows from the west to the east. Is that  
> really what you mean? If so most translations and NIDOTTE are 180  
> degrees wrong.
>
> --
> Peter Kirk
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