Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Harold Holmyard <hholmyard3 AT earthlink.net>]

Steve,
> Ps 73:6 is translated “Therefore pride encircles them. A garment of violence
> covers them.” I question translating the Hebrew word “sheeth” as “garment”
> because it is only translated so here and in Prov 7:10.



HH: That's not a sufficient basis to question the word, it seems to me.



>  The consonants  Shin
> Yod Tav are commonly translated “thorns” (i.e. Isa 5:6; 7:23-25, etc.), but
> when translated as “thorns”, the word is voweled differently, with a patah
> under the shin, rather then a hireq.



HH: Well, that is significant.
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> Could the meaning of the 2nd ½ of Ps 73:6 be, “Thorns of violence cover
> them” or “a thorny covering of violence is to them”? As thorns are a fallen
> self-defense, the meaning then would be – if anyone tries to reprove them,
> they violently attack him.



HH: The fact is that metaphors like "garment of violence" are used 
elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible:

Mal. 2:16 For I hate divorce, says the LORD, the God of Israel, and 
covering one’s garment with violence, says the LORD of hosts. So take 
heed to yourselves and do not be faithless.

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> If so, then Prov 7:10 could be translated, “and behold a woman to meet him,
> a thorny harlot and subtle of heart.” “Thorny” means she speaks verbal
> barbs.
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> Any comments? 
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HH: This seems unlikely.
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> Another question: In Ps 73:6 there is a dash between the word “covers” and
> “sheeth”. Does the dash mean anything?
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> Thanks.
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HH: It means that the two words are pronounced as one.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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> Sincerely,
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> -Steve Miller
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> My flesh and my heart fail me.
> God is the Rock of my heart.
> And my portion forever. (Psalm 73:26)
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