Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Jim:

A closer comparison would be with 1 Samuel 23:16 where we are not dealing
with the phrase YD B- as a semantic unit, rather where )T YD is part of one
semantic structure, and the following B- is part of a separate semantic
structure.

Karl W. Randolph.

On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 9:37 AM, <JimStinehart AT aol.com> wrote:

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> 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:
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> “Not found in Genesis 21:8.”
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> That’s a typo in the book that unfortunately I did not catch.  The correct 
> cite is Genesis 21: 18.
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> Now that we have the right citation, how would you compare Genesis 16: 12 
> to Genesis 21: 18?
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> Jim Stinehart
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> Evanston, Illinois
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