Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Dianne Burke <biblestudy.burke AT gmail.com>]

Thanks Richard,

>From what my little understanding of Hebrew, what do you think of this
statement?

>
If God wanted to be specific about a female mate for Adam he would have used
this word:


7468

07468 r@`uwth {reh-ooth'}

from 07462 in the sense of 07453; TWOT - 2186e; n f

AV - neighbour 2, another 2, mate 2; 6

1) female companion, mate, neighbour woman
>

Is this correct?  Or is it that God was just trying to get across an idea?

Thanks,
Dianne Burke







On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 1:13 AM, Richard <aaa AT endlyss.com> wrote:

> There are other ways to translate it as well. Opposite, counterpart. "A
> help
> corresponding to him" (BDB). Yes, with a general meaning of "In front of
> him" as Ben said.
>
> That is why reading the Hebrew is full of surprises around every little
> turn. Like going from 2-dimension black and white to 3 dimensional living
> color.
>
> Richard Conaway
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:b-hebrew-
> > bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dianne Burke
> > Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 8:36 AM
> > To: Ben Crick
> > Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
> > Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:18 "help meet"
> >
> > Dear Ben,
> >
> > Many thanks for your thorough answer.
> >
> > Especially this bit:
> >
> > 'e`e:&eH-LoW           `eCeR         K:NeG:DoW       [&=Sin; C=tsodhe]
> > I-shall-make-for-him   a helper  as-one-by-his-side
> >
> > Shalom,
> > Dianne Burke
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Ben Crick <ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk>
> wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat 20 Feb 2010 (15:27:46 +0800), biblestudy.burke AT gmail.com wrote:
> > > > Then he concludes by saying that the last Hebrew word-form in Genesis
> > > > 2:18, though sadly not indexed by the OLB, has a sense along the
> lines
> > > > of "as in-front-of him", which the KJV has given as "meet for him".
> > >
> > > 'e`e:&eH-LoW           `eCeR         K:NeG:DoW       [&=Sin; C=tsodhe]
> > > I-shall-make-for-him   a helper  as-one-by-his-side
> > >
> > > God brought the animals to Adam for him to name them. Apparently they
> > > all came in *pairs*: but for Adam there was no "pair". So God took a
> "rib"
> > > (CeLe`) from Adam's chest and cloned Eve from it. He only needed one
> cell
> > > for
> > > the DNA code, but he had to snip the Y chromosome and supply an extra X
> to
> > > make a female. (verse 21)
> > >
> > > Matthew Henry observes "not from his head to be her superior; not from
> > > his feet to be his inferior, but from his side to be his equal" (or
> words
> > > to
> > > that effect). Did Adam approve of Eve?  He was thrilled - Zo'T HaPPa`aM
> !
> > > he exclaimed: "WOW!!!"  He didn't know what had hit him like a hammer!
> > > The English versions vastly understate his reaction. (verse 23)
> > >
> > > The OLB you cite appears to be offering the "Strong's Numbers". These
> are
> > > useful, but not always a good guide. NeGeD is a segholate noun meaning
> the
> > > front part of the body. As a preposition, it means before, opposite, in
> > > front
> > > of, beside. In Genesis 2:18 God took the rib from his "chest", which is
> > > where
> > > one's ribs are!  The rib is the only bone which will regenerate itself
> > > after
> > > one is amputated.
> > >
> > > Shalom
> > > Ben
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