Biblical Hebrew Forum

[David Kolinsky <yishalom AT sbcglobal.net>]

Fred,

In the following passage, I offer, based on my etymological scheme, a 
description of the nuanced differences between these words.  However, as I am 
sure everyone on this list knows: the connotative meaning of a word or the 
nuanced meaning that a word has is not necessarily reflective of its literal 
meaning or the meaning of its etymologic source.

Dt1:12
T!RCh "burden" 
literally means "something a person goes out of their way to do"
in this case: that aspect of Moshe's responsibility to the Israelites that 
requires him to go out of his way to fulfill

MS\A  "burden"
literally means "something that is lifted up and carried along for a 
prolonged time"
in this case: that aspect of Moshe's responsibility to the Israelites that 
requires him to persevere for a prolonged period of time

RYB "strife"
literally means "becoming larger or posturing"
in this case: that aspect of Moshe's responsibility to the Israelites that 
requires him to deal with their posturing or showing arrogance

Dt 1:13 
ChKM  wise
literally meaning "one who can grasp (mentally) a thing piece by piece" 
in this case: provide men who can gain understanding of a situation by 
considering it one piece at a time

NBN understanding
literally meaning "one who can see a thing from the inside"

in this case: provide men who can gain understanding of a situation by 
considering it as if they were inside of it

YD/A knowing
literally meaning "one who can point something out and acknowledge a thing"

in this case: provide men who can gain understanding of a situation by 
considering what they can recognize or acknowledge of it from previous 
experience


Thanks for your time,

David Kolinsky
Monterey, CA

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 14:30:37 -0600
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in deuteronomy 1:12, the two words signifying "load" or "burden" appear to
have the same basic meaning.

likewise, deuteronomy 1:13, the three words signifying "intelligence,"
"knowledge," or "wisdom" appear to enjoy a very similar base meaning.

how is it possible to know which nuanced direction each of the words shifts
(north, south, east or west from base meaning) in this instance; ... and in
order to avoid the conclusion of pleonasm?

regards,

fred burlingame
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Hello Yigal:

The original question asked whether anyone claimed the uniqueness of the
biblical hebrew language ("BH"). Neither you or anyone else objected to the
question as inappropriate to this forum. I don't see how
reasonable objection can be made to my responsive answers, under that
circumstance.

But that being said, I am not unmindful that the facts probably support a
conclusion of BH linguistic commonness; whereas faith supports the
conclusion of BH uniqueness.

I don't know the authors of this link; or the authors listed in the link. I
have no opinion about their claims. So, I cannot say whether they fit within
your term of "serious." Their claims of language monogenesis and BH as the
original language, certainly attest however, that a significant number of
people claim the linguistic uniqueness of BH, via its status as the
first language of species human.

http://www.remnantofyhwh.com/Hebrew%20The%20Purel%20Language.htm

regards,

fred burlingame