Biblical Hebrew Forum

[fred burlingame <tensorpath AT gmail.com>]

Hello David:

Thanks for your excellent explanation of these words and their different
meanings in the context here.

Your nice remarks lead me to the following conclusion. The masoretic text
and/or its predecessor components (such as scroll of
deuteronomy) was not intended in 882 b.c., for consumption by the average
hebrew person, except via a priest to mediate//explain it. cf., nehemiah 8:8
(442? b.c.). see also, deuteronomy 31:9-13.

regards,

fred burlingame
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 12:32 AM, David Kolinsky <yishalom AT sbcglobal.net>wrote:

>   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
>