Biblical Hebrew Forum

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

In view of the following verses 3-4 the מקוה MIQWEH of Ezra 10:2  
appears, indeed, to mean hope, but there is still another MIQWEH  
possibly (unless QEWEH is a place name) in the sense of accumulation  
as in 1Kings 10:28.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Jun 28, 2013, at 4:05 PM, Chris Watts wrote:

> There is also a significant way in which   מקוה   is used in  
> Ezra 10:2  (although translated as 'hope', I see that 'a washing'  
> can also be assumed)
> Chris Watts
> Ireland
>
>
>
> On 28 Jun 2013, at 18:28, Isaac Fried wrote:
>
> You may ponder further the relationship between מקוה מים  
> MIQWEH MAYIM,
> 'pool of water', as in Gen. 1:10, and תקוה TIQWAH, 'hope', as in  
> Hos. 2:17, and Job 11:20.
>
> Isaac Fried, Boston University
>
> On Jun 28, 2013, at 12:56 PM, Chris Watts wrote:
>
> > Dear all, is there any tentative connection between the word:
> > ברך   and  ברכה  (bless and pools respectively)?  I remember
> > very long ago reading an article by a Rabbi (name forgotten) who made
> > a distinct an interesting case for the fact that Bless was not the
> > root but that bless came from the idea of a collection of water, this
> > latter concept being the root.  It is because I can not find any
> > references to this idea that I am asking board members for their
> > qualified input, also I have read that the noun 'Knee' gave rise to
> > the verbal idea?  Again am not able to access any reliable sources
> > about this.  And thankyou in advance.
> >
> > Chris Watts
> > Ireland
> >
> >
> >
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