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  • From: Chavoux Luyt <chavoux AT gmail.com>
  • To: rev_oli AT hotmail.com
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] how to translate Hosea 1:2 (Olivier Randrianjaka)
  • Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 10:41:06 +0200

Hi Olivier

> My comments:
> The problem is that the translation "a prostitute woman or wife" is not
> linguistically appropriate since the adjective following the
> feminine noun אִשָּׁה in construct state is actually in masculine plural
> זנונים which makes the above translation impossible.
I am not too sure of this, because there are some feminine nouns
taking the "masculine" plural (e.g. Beitzah -> Beitzim) and the other
way round (Ab -> Abot). So it is at least _possible_ that zonah takes
the masculine plural in this case.

>I would prefer the translation "woman of prostitution" or "woman practicing
>a sacred prostitution" than the common "prostitute
>woman" which is not fitting linguistically and theologically.
And I would agree with you here.

Regards
Chavoux Luyt




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