Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Michael Abernathy <mabernathy AT conwaycorp.net>]

Chris,
They look alike but I think what you are looking at are actually three words.
1 Kings 10:28  has the conjunction ו , the preposition מן , and the name of a cityְ קוה ְ translated variously as Keveh or Kue. I don't know where they got linen from.
Jeremiah 3:17 is obviously a verb form of the word for gather. And Genesis 1:10,  מקוה ,  is a word meaning a gathering place or a pool.
Sincerely,
Michael Abernathy
On 6/29/2013 11:05 AM, Chris Watts wrote:

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I think something is going wrong here with communication...perhaps?    
according to even-shoshan מקוה is found 12 times in tanach.  My  
hebrew scriptures from king james have translated this very same word  
as "linen yarn" in 1 kings 10:28.  One supposes that they came up  
with that based on context and the fact that KVH root is a twisted  
cord or rope.  Anyway, am I missing some point here with your reply,  
because what you wrote I am a bit lost on.  Genesis 1:10 has the same  
hebrew word pronounced the same as 1 kings 10:28.  And the word used  
in jeremiah 3:17 for gathering is constructed differently,  but  
seeing that I am not the professional here I would assume that I am  
getting perhaps your explanations confused with something - sorry

Chris Watts
Ireland