Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Ps 31:12


מכל צררי הייתי חרפה ולשכני מאד ופחד למידעי ראי בחוץ נדדו ממני


Focussing on the two words, ולשכני מאד, I found myself following the context
to read ו-ל-שכנ-י “and to my dweller” i.e. one who dwells with me, neighbor.


But the second word, מאד, is a little bit more difficult. The normal reading
is of “exceeding”, “very”, but in this context, is this not a piel
participle from the same root as איד meaning “misfortune”? Doesn’t this fit
the context better than “exceedingly”?


Making the whole verse read, “I have become a reproach beyond all my foes,
and to my neighbors misfortune, and dread to my acquaintances, those who see
me outside fly from me.”


Karl W. Randolph.
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