Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

Karl,

Are you certain that $LX "is sending away, out of the immediate  
presence"? What about $ALAX YADO, "lay hands" of Exodus 22:7, or  
Genesis 22:12? And $OLXIM ET HA-ZMORAH EL APAM, "put the branch to  
their nose", of Ezekiel 8:17?

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Oct 23, 2007, at 10:29 AM, K Randolph wrote:

> Yigal:
>
> The actions are different.
>
> On 10/22/07, Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il> wrote:
> > > Yigal,
> > >
> > > How about $LX, 'send away' and $LK, 'fling away', are they not   
> > > "similar
> > > words with the same or a very similar meaning" to warrant  the
> > > consideration of X and K as "interchangeable"?
> > >
> > > Isaac Fried, Boston University
> > Worth thinking about. The similarity in what we think of as the  
> > meaning my
> > be a secondary development. Thanks for bringing it to my  
> > attention. Ideas,
> > anyone?
> >
> > Yigal Levin
>
> In the case of $LX, the action is sending away, out of the immediate
> presence. While the objects sent away are quite dissimilar, the basic
> action, namely that of sending away, applies to all.
>
> $LK has more the idea of depositing, setting down to a specific place,
> an action that is sometimes accomplished by throwing, other times by
> gently laying down.
>
> The two actions are very different, I see no reason to consider that
> this could be an example where the X and K were interchangeable in
> Biblical Hebrew.
>
> Karl W. Randolph.
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