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HH: The precise connotation of the Hithpael does not have to be the same in every context.
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I don't like "rave" either because it implies something about the physical manifestations which we don't really know.
HH: BDB doesn't give "rave" as a gloss for NB) like the Dictionary of Classical Hebrew does, but it does indicate that NB) in the Hithpael can involve frenzy, excitement to violence, and an ecstatic state. ...
HH: David played the lyre to soothe the mental disturbance of the king, which amounted to mental illness:
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HH: I think that "rave" can used today of people claiming divine speech, if they manifest wildness or mental illness. ...
... So I don't find "rave" bad at 1 Sam 18:10, and "prophesy" strikes me as a bit flat or odd. The reader knows that Saul has been possessed or harassed by an evil spirit. You might say that the whole situation was odd.
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