Biblical Hebrew Forum

[JoeWallack AT aol.com]

JW:
Following is a comparison of the wording of Isaiah 7:14 with Genesis 16:11.  
Much wording is similar and both are part of a prophecy. The main difference 
is  16:11 is to a 2nd party. 
 
_http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/isa7.pdf_ 
(http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/isa7.pdf) 
 
_http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/gen16.pdf_ 
(http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/gen16.pdf)  
(http://www.scripture4all.org/OnlineInterlinear/OTpdf/gen38.pdf) 
 
  
7:14---------------------------------------16:11                      
הִנָּךְ----------------------------------------הִנֵּה          
ene----------------------------------------en·k
behold  ! ---------------------------------behold·you !
 
הָעַלְמָה
e·olme
the·damsel
 
הָרָה--------------------------------------הָרָה
ere---------------------------------------ere
pregnant-one------------------------pregnant
 
וְיֹלַדְתְּ-----------------------------------וְיֹלֶדֶת
u·ildth----------------------------------u·ildth
and·one-giving-birth--------------and·you-give-birth
 
בֵּן----------------------------------------בֵּן
bn---------------------------------------bn
son-------------------------------------son
 
וְקָרָאת---------------------------------וְקָרָאת
u·qrath-------------------------------u·qrath
and·she-calls---------------------and·you-call
 
שְׁמֹו-----------------------------------שְׁמֹו
shm·u--------------------------------shm·u
name-of·him-----------------------name-of·him
 
 
 
Comparison of 16:11:
 
HNH/HNK - Imperative to observe an existing physical condition. I think the  
context is clear that Hagar was already pregnant and HNK here has a meaning 
of 
 "observe". Supports HNH of 7:14 having a similar meaning.
                                                                              
                                
H(LMH  - No such identification required with direct communication. Supports 
an  understanding that H(LMH of 7:14 is only needed to help identify to a 3rd 
 
person.
 
HRH - Let's get basic here. HRH can either be the English "conceive", which  
is a Verb or the English "pregnant", which is an Adjective. BDB confirms 
this. 
 Not that I need BDB to tell me this but I have Faith that BDB is still used 
in  the Seminary which may carry some weight with some here (pregnant pause). 
 
In polemics I sometimes see someone make a General statement that HRH is an  
Adjective. They don't realize that their source was an opinion on 7:14. Of  
course no one here would do that. BDB places 7:14 as an Adjective which is  
understandable since there is a Noun next to it. Interestingly, Theology 
prefers  
the Imperfect Verb here and by an Act of Providence there is no shortage of  
Christian Translations here with the Imperfect Verb including Professor  
Holmyard's Holman. BDB does categorize 38:24 and 16:11 as Adjectives but 
without  a 
connecting Noun they look like Verbs to me. 
 
7:14 may be an Adjective but I think it beneficial to compare to other uses  
of the Form. Another interesting factor here is that Translation of HRH 
should 
 be affected by the related Contextual understanding. What is the emphasis of 
the  Prophecy? For someone like me who sees HRH as a necessary but relatively 
 unimportant part of the prophecy, the act of conception is relatively less  
important. But for someone who is using "Virgin" and sees this as the Key 
part 
 of the Prophecy, than the Act or Conception is the emphasis. 
 
WQR)T - Same construction. "You will call". 2nd person feminine. Supports  
physical presence of 7:14.
 
 
 
Joseph Wallack





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