Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>]

1. I was under the impression that the PAAM of Is. 41:7 is a maul or somesuch 

heavy hammer with which one is הולם HOLEM a big whack, but anvil is also possible.  

2. I think that פעה PAAH (Is. 42:14) is a variant of בעה BAAH, 'emit', as in Is. 64:1(2). 

From this we have the present בעיה BAYAH, 'quandary, problem, question', which is, methinks, 

but a פעיה PAYAH of an inquiring mouth.

Isaac Fried, Boston university

On Dec 30, 2012, at 12:25 AM, David Kolinsky wrote:

an anvil (Is41:7)