Biblical Hebrew Forum

[David Kolinsky <hadeesh AT sbcglobal.net>]

Allow me to correct  / clarify my own feeling about the word BZH.  It is not that I disagree that the word means "to despise" it is rather that I believe that it evolved to that meaning from an original meaning of "to spurn."  It also evolved into a meaning of "to plunder," because of the shade of meaning found in it that means "to set aside."  There are many related roots but unfortunately I do not have time to elaborate right now.  The most salient though would be B.Z.? (with an Aleph) meaning to divide (Is18:2).

David Kolinsky
Monterey, CA

---

From: Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br>
To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Fri, November 9, 2012 11:07:06 AM
Subject: [b-hebrew] BZH

david, ishinan

BZH is also used in hebrew as "loot, spoils (n)" which seems to agree
with david's arabic "to set aside (v)".
nir cohen

>> David Kolinsky wrote: A better translation for BaZaH than "despise" would
be "to spurn" which is more consistent with the Arabic meaning "to set aside".

-----------------------------

>> Ishinan: Actually, in this instance, the former would mean: holding up
one's head with an assumption of superiority over someone, behaving haughtily
towards someone, subduing & oppressing someone. (from Semitic trilateral root:
bzw)


_______________________________________________
b-hebrew mailing list
b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew