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[Philip <philipengmann AT yahoo.com>]

Dear Listees,

The OT Book of Deuteronomy is called "debarim" in the Hebrew Old Testament.

Please does anyone know specifically why?

Many thanks,

Philip Engmann,



      
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Dear Philip,

Usually the Hebrew name of the books of the Bible is:

-either the name of the main person/persons, the protagonist. And so,
"Esther", "Judges", "Qohelet", the books of the prophets (Isaiah,
Ezekiel....)...
-or one fo the first words at the beginning of the book. And so, "B'reshit"
(1st word) for Genesis; "Shemot" (2nd word) for Exodus and so on.
-as concerns the book of Deuteronomy, "debarim" is the 2nd word at the
beginning of the text.
In fact the Hebrew has "ha-debarim", "the words". But custom has turned it
to only "debarim" (without the article "ha" = the)  --------- Compare
with: United States versus The United States.

Any doubts?

Hearty,

Pere Porta
(Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain)

2011/3/26 Philip <philipengmann AT yahoo.com>

> Dear Listees,
>
> The OT Book of Deuteronomy is called "debarim" in the Hebrew Old Testament.
>
> Please does anyone know specifically why?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Philip Engmann,
>
>
>
>
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