Has anyone run across a discussion of the meaning of NEQEB in Ezk 28:13
which suggests meanings not based on the Hebrew "hole", ie., socket for a
gem (which seems to make nonsense of TOP "tamborine"), but rather:
1) Ugaritic nqbn "part of horse's harness", or,
2) Hebrew NQB with the meaning "to denote, mark", as it occurs in Amos 6:1
and the Nifal
Paired with TOP, the first might refer to some sort of decoration or
musical instrument (made from parts that resemble the parts of a horse's
harness); the second might refer to some sort of insignia or special
markings. Or...??
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