Biblical Hebrew Forum

[JimStinehart AT aol.com]

Karl:
 
In response to my quoting of Prof. Heard’s book, “In four of the remaining 
six cases, the sense is one of assistance, and ‘hand’ is the object of ‘
strengthen’ or ‘hold’ (the pi(el or hip(il of hazaq, as in Gen 21:8….”, you 
noted:
 
“Not found in Genesis 21:8.”
 
That’s a typo in the book that unfortunately I did not catch.  The correct 
cite is Genesis 21: 18.
 
Now that we have the right citation, how would you compare Genesis 16: 12 
to Genesis 21: 18?
 
Jim Stinehart
Evanston, Illinois