Biblical Hebrew Forum

[George Athas <George.Athas AT moore.edu.au>]

I think Isa 28.28 is referring to how you make bread, looking at it as a finished product—that is, 'bread-making involves grinding', or 'bread is a ground product' (ground = grinding).

GEORGE ATHAS

Dean of Research,

Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)

Sydney, Australia

From: Michael Abernathy <mabernathy AT conwaycorp.net>
Date: Wednesday, 10 April 2013 3:01 PM
To: B-Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] ובלחם

Is Isaiah 28:28 a figure of speech then?  It seems that most translations and the commentaries I have translate it something like grain for bread.
Sincerely,
Michael Abernathy
On 4/9/2013 11:14 PM, George Athas wrote:

No. לחם can mean food, or more specifically 'bread', but not grain.

GEORGE ATHAS

Dean of Research,

Moore Theological College (moore.edu.au)

Sydney, Australia

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