Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>]

Dear Michael,

Besides, BDB, I also use the following:

1)    William Holladay, *A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old
Testament,* Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1971.
Originally published by E.J. Brill, Leiden, Netherlands.

2)    R. Laird Harris, Editor; Gleason L. Archer, Bruce K. Waltke, Associate
Editors, *Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament,* 2 Volumes, Chicago: 
Moody
Press, 1980.

In fact, regarding the issue of "chalal" versus "kalal," I would refer to 
TWOT,
Vol. 1, page 288, "Halal."

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <michaelabernat9001 AT sbcglobal.net>
To: "b-hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 10:04 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] resource material was chalal-perforate/pierce?


>           I am somewhat confused by the discussion of chalal. It appears
> that some argue there are two roots with similar but not identical spelling.
> One meaning to profane and the other having a meaning which includes wound,
> pain, pierce, etc. My resources are limited so I  looked this up in a couple
> of modern Hebrew/English dictionaries and some of the more classical
> lexicons.
>
>           The modern dictionaries treated this word as one entry, presumably
> they only saw one root which included both the ideas of profane and wounding
> or killing.
>
>           The classical lexicons also treat the word as being one root with
> diverse meanings including: pierce through, wound, to break, and to lay open
> or give access to. One lexicon goes on to explain that this is one reason
> the word came to mean profane because some things which were holy were not
> open to public access.
>
>           I sometimes get the impression from this group that some members
> assume a theological bias on the part of scholars invalidates their work.
> (Some of these are also so outdated I hate to use them but at least I can
> afford them.) I can understand the sentiment but that does make it difficult
> to maintain communication on theologically charged passages. So, here is my
> question. Which lexicons and other resources are mutually acceptable to both
> our Jewish and Christian scholars who participate on this forum? While I'm
> asking, remember my resources are limited. I don't exactly live in the
> middle of nowhere. Nowhere is about fifteen miles down the road. I would
> appreciate it if our Jewish friends could identify any online resources they
> find acceptable.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Michael Abernathy
>
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