To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: 2 Kings 23.7
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 15:39:40 -0400
Dear List People,
How should one understand this verse?
How should one understand the word _btym_? Houses? What are
_houses_ for the asherah? Is there a more arcane meaning for
_btym_ in this context? How should one understand the 2nd clause
beginning with _)$r_, the clause after the etnachah? Is this
something like a parenthetical clause, an identifying aside? Are
the women weaving inside the houses of the holy men (there's no
reason to presuppose they are male prostitutes)? Shouldn't
_$m_ have a beth_ in front of it _b$m_?