To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: hu=hi?
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 10:41:32 -0600
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> In a message dated 7/29/2002 11:17:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> lizfried AT umich.edu writes:
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> Can this be correct, and if so,
> what should be made of it?
> Liz
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> No. It is not correct. I didn't do a thorough search, but cf. 1 Kg 14.5
> where Jeroboam's wife goes
> to the prophet. it says
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> K.iY_HoLeH HW.) "when she comes"
>
Are you sure? The middle word is XLH, "be sick," and thus looks
like it's referring to her son, "for he is sick."
Dave Washburn http://www.nyx.net/~dwashbur
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