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  • From: "Paul E. Baronowsky" <paulb2 AT insightbb.com>
  • To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Semantic Range of QD$ (Holy)
  • Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2009 23:04:29 -0600

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

What about "special" or "distinct"?

Or even "set apart" (as an adjective)?

Paul Baronowsky





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