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  • From: "Paul Zellmer" <pzellmer AT sc.rr.com>
  • To: "'B-Hebrew'" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] lock without a key
  • Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 21:04:03 -0400

Fred,

The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (TWOT) has a good article
explaining the relationships of the various usages of the word. Basically,
both of the cases here would be considered idiomatic in the field of
translation. When translating idioms, one needs to almost always find the
underlying meaning behind the idiom as opposed to the actual words used and
translate that concept. This is because a direct, literal translation of the
idiom from one language to another yields either zero meaning or incorrect
meaning.

This is not just true in translating Hebrew to English--it is the case when
you go from any language to another. It is especially true if the languages
are not closely related.

Paul Zellmer

-----Original Message-----
From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of fred burlingame
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 5:06 PM
To: B-Hebrew
Subject: [b-hebrew] lock without a key

Hello all:

a little arithmetic.

1 = 2; or 2 = 2

Biblical hebrew ("BH") language enjoys a unique characteristic. The language
frequently employs a single word, twice or more, in physical proximity.
The single word however, denotes a different meaning in each location.

Translations capture the different meanings of the single word, but lose the
connexity of the verses, and the depth of the single hebrew word in the
process. Witness: חיל :

וישבו בני ישראל נשי מדין ואת טפם ואת כל בהמתם ואת כל מקנהם ואת כל חילם בזזו

numbers 31:9

ויקצף משה על פקודי החיל שרי האלפים ושרי המאות הבאים מצבא המלחמה

numbers 31:14

And so, the question arises. Does BH contained a lock that prevents
translation?

regards,

fred burlingame
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