Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Jerry Shepherd <jshepherd53 AT gmail.com>]

Karl: "OK, you define what you understand when you hear the phrase "one unique meaning".  I want to know, did I use terminology that confuses rather than elucidates? Why is it that my definition of the terms, which I repeated several times, seem not to resonate in you?"

 

Jerry: I understand it to mean what you said it to mean:

 

Karl (5/4/2013): "When one looks at the actions referred to by a lexeme, other than homonyms where two or more words from different roots have converged in form, words generally have one meaning at any one point in time."

 

Jerry: My reaction to that is the same one that Ruth had:

 

Ruth (5/4/2013): "I've seen it claimed here repeatedly that a single lexeme necessarily has a

single meaning in all the contexts it is used in.  I think that is nonsense."

 

Jerry: Karl, if you think you've been misunderstood, then I think the burden is on you to do a better job of explaining yourself.

 

Blessings,

 

Jerry

Jerry Shepherd

Taylor Seminary

Edmonton, Alberta

jshepherd53 AT gmail.com