Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Oun Kwon <kwonbbl AT gmail.com>]

Robert,

You hit smack on the head a nail.

Oun Kwon,

hailing from the oriental culture.


On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 10:44 PM,  <robertsumner0110 AT wmconnect.com> wrote:
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> I tend to think the phrase might best be understood as "to complement him," 
> something along the lines of the yin and yang concept, with the idea of the 
> two creating a balanced and harmonized 'oneness.'  After all, the central 
> idea, both here and later, is the essential unity that should exist between 
> husband and wife.
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> Robert Shannon Sumner
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>
> To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 9:58 pm
> Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Genesis 2:18 "help meet"
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> The phrase has the sense of the woman being a 'help' 'as his opposite'. In 
> this particular case, the 'opposite' does not indicate an enemy or rival, 
> but rather someone 'different'. When seen in light of the word 'help' I 
> think we can safely say that the phrase means 'a help to match him'.GEORGE 
> ATHAS