Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

Hi Oun!

As my teacher taught me, and as I teach my students, "Context is my best 
friend." It should be fairly easy to determine from the context whether 
"heat" or "anger" is the intended connotation. If in doubt, try both out and 
see which one makes the most sense.

The two concepts aren't so apart, especially when you think that in English 
we have terms like "hot tempered" to describe someone prone to anger. Anger 
in Hebrew is associated with heat and [flaring] nostrils.


Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS
Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
www.moore.edu.au