Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

George:

As for the English word, I have heard it used only in a theological context.
Whether that is its original meaning is irrelevant.

QD$, on the other hand, while I can’t think of any example right off the top
of my head and my main computer is at home, is used sometimes in a “secular”
context with the meaning of being set apart. In those contexts, translations
sometimes misunderstand them. As such, there is no real equivalent in
English to the Hebrew word QD$.

Karl W. Randolph.

On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 1:00 PM, George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>wrote:

> I'm posting this question on behalf of Carla Sulzach (cjsulz AT hotmail.com)
> at McGill University:
>
> I am trying to determine to what extent the English 'holy' and 'sacred'
> cover the Hebrew Q.D.SH.
> Does the semantic range of the root Q.D.SH also include the meaning of
> 'inviolability'? Checking out the Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology it
> appears that this may be the case for the terms 'holy' and 'sacred' that are
> interchangeably used as translation. Further, if this is not captured under
> Q.D.SH, is there another (biblical) Hebrew term that would cover the
> notion of inviolability?
>
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> GEORGE ATHAS
> Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)
> www.moore.edu.au