Skip to Content.
Sympa Menu

b-hebrew - Re: [b-hebrew] Numbers 16:21

b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org

Subject: Biblical Hebrew Forum

List archive

Chronological Thread  
  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: "Rev. Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org, Mike Burke <michaelgburk AT yahoo.com>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Numbers 16:21
  • Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 11:34:07 -0400

The word עדה EDAH, 'congtegation', of the uni-literal root D, appears to be a variant of עוד OD, 'more', and of עוּז UZ, 'collect', as in Ex. 9:19. Also of
עדד, עזז, עסס, עצץ, עשש
and also of
אד, אז, אט, אץ, אש, את

The tri-literal root קהל QHL is a variant of
גחל, *חגל, חקל, כחל
GXL, XGL, *XQL, KXL

It also resembles LHQ להק of LHAQAH, 'group', as in 1Sam. 19:20.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Sep 22, 2013, at 10:36 AM, Rev. Bryant J. Williams III wrote:

Mike,
 
There are two Hebrew words that normally translated "congregation." QAHAL and `EDAH." What is interesting is that the two words are translated in the LXX by several different words, of which, two are primary.
 
1.    QAHAL (assembly) is normally translated in the LXX by EKKLHSIA (assembly; Church [unfortunately, this latter word has lead to horrible theology: there was NO CHURCH in the OT. Don't go there.] ) in the majority of instances, but also by OCHLOS (crowd) and PHLTHOS (multitude). What is striking is that in Genesis, Leviticus, Numbers and Ezekiel 32:23 QAHAL is translated by SYNAGOGH.
 
2.    `EDAH is normally translated by SYNAGOGH (congregation; transliterated into English as Synagoge). Of the 225 times in the LXX SYNAGOGH is word used, but there are 34 times that has no Hebrew equivalent.
 
Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
 
 
 
 
_______________________________________________
b-hebrew mailing list




Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.

Top of Page