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  • From: Charles Grebe <cgrebe AT briercrest.ca>
  • To: Donald Vance <donaldrvance AT me.com>
  • Cc: "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] 2 Sam 7:6 prep L before meyom
  • Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 04:23:21 +0000

Thanks Donald.

I looked at BDB and found the three occurrences of למיום listed under the יום
entry (top left of page 400) but I couldn't deduce any meaning that was
distinct from מיום. It wasn't obvious to me from the context of the three
verses how it would be different either.

Charles Grebe
Briercrest College and Seminary
Caronport, Sask, Canada

-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Vance [mailto:donaldrvance AT me.com]
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 7:28 PM
To: K Randolph
Cc: Charles Grebe; b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] 2 Sam 7:6 prep L before meyom

Charles, what Karl is telling you here is garbled at best. Prepositions often
combine to form new meanings. The context can also alter the meaning of a
preposition or at least color it. Consider the following: "John went up to
the store. John looked up to his father." Same combination, different verbs,
different shades of meaning. The individual meaning of the prepositions do
not help much in deciphering the meaning. In your example למיום clearly means
"since, from the day that." "For from" is non-English at best or a confusion
of the prep "for" with the conj. "for" at worst. The lexica will give you
much help in deciphering combinations of prepositions.



Donald R. Vance, Ph.D.
Professor of Biblical Languages and Literature Oral Roberts University
dvance AT oru.edu donaldrvance AT mac.com





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