Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Yigal:

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Yigal Levin <Yigal.Levin AT biu.ac.il> wrote:

 

George, I know you disagree, but my feeling is that "City of David"  refers only to the citadel, not to the entire city. In this case (only…) Jim may be correct – that the normal way to say "city of…" in Hebrew is "Qiryat…".

 

Yigal Levin

You’re right that the “City of David” referred only to the citadel, as can be seen in 2 Samuel 5:7, 9.

Jim Stinehardt is wrong—“City of David” is written עיר דוד (YR DWD in 2 Samuel 5:7, 9, 6:10, 12, 16, 12:27, 1 Kings 3:1, 11:27, Isaiah 22:9.

Karl W. Randolph.