Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Randall Buth <randallbuth AT gmail.com>]

James Christian wrote, commenting on Karl, both without data--
>> and secondly with
>> the recognition that “fire” and its synonyms were used in Biblical Hebrew
>> to
>> refer to the metal heads of tools, such as hammers, knives and pickaxes.
>
>
>Also a stark possibility. I don't have any objections to this.

James, didn't you notice that Karl did not produce one citation but merely
made an allegation? And you don't have any objections?!
You claim to be the 'data man' but applied your criticism to the wrong
party.
I know blades of cutting intruments and flames,
I know lahav and I know lehava, but I do not know of any tool/hammer/etc
called "esh".
And on the other hand I do know Ex 7.11 where a distant synonym of lahab,
lahaT/lehaTim, refers to hocus pocus.  But you shouldn't be cheering
hocus pocus.

and then this:
>> Maybe because I’m like the boy seeing the emperor parading down the
>> street naked, and not knowing better, just blurt out the truth.
>Great! I don't think Yitzhak will be able to level with this.

This is silly. Frankly, worse than silly. I'll let the moderators call it.
Yitzhaq is the one presenting the data. And correctly.

Randall Buth

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