Biblical Hebrew Forum

[K Randolph <kwrandolph AT gmail.com>]

Nir:

On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Nir cohen - Prof. Mat. <nir AT ccet.ufrn.br> wrote:

karl,

>>>This is an animal that eats clothing Isaiah 50:9, and builds houses Job
27:18. This description fits a caterpillar that becomes a moth.

how about termites?

nir cohen

I’ll have to admit that I never considered termites.

1) because the dictionaries I worked from all mentioned “moth” and caterpillars are immature moths (even in English we talk about “moth eaten” when in reality it’s the caterpillars, not the adult moths, that do the damage).

2) Do termites have a reputation for eating cloth? I haven’t heard of it.

Karl W. Randolph.