Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yigal Levin <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Dear Eva,

I'm not sure what translation you're reading, but in the Hebrew the word 
"men" is not there. What it says is "To Seth, to him also a son was born; 
and he called his name Enosh. Then it was begun to call upon the name of the 
LORD." In Enflish, the phraze "Then it was begun" is a little stiff, so the 
translator added the word "men" - "then men began...". Since "Enosh" means 
"man", this might have been understood as an explaination of the name.

The Hebrew word used for "Began" is "huxal". This is similar to the word 
"xalal" which means "profane", but it's not the same word. The form used 
here actually comes from "haxel" which means "to begin". No "profane" it the 
verse at all.

Yigal Levin


----- Original Message ----- 
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Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] b-hebrew Digest, Vol 71, Issue 14


> NAU Genesis 4:26 To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his 
> name Enosh. Then men (Chalal  To profane) began to call upon the name of 
> the LORD.  Chalal means To profane or defile
> It should be where men began is. Should it not read . ... the defiling of 
> the name of the  YHWH?
> I don't know why chalal is translated men?
>
> Someone explain?
>
> Eva Ritsema
>
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