Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Psalm 22:16 - daqar as pierced ?
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 11:01:24 -0700 (PDT)
Peter,
Thank you. Is there any other example of such usage of the word "dig/dug"
in Hebrew?
Thanks,
Sujata
Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org> wrote:
On 01/10/2006 18:28, sujata wrote:
> I have never seen "dug" used to describe an attack by either lions or dogs.
> Are there any examples of such usage in English? I am also unable to
> visualize an animal digging a person's hands or feet. Is this a uniquely
> Hebrew way of describing an animal attack?
>
>
This is of course not an English expression, but a Hebrew one. In
English we might say "mauled", with much the same meaning. For, as Karl
just wrote:
> It is rare that the semantic domain of a word in one language has the exact
> semantic domain of a corresponding word in another language. ... Sometimes
> a translator will use terms that seem unrelated to the terms used in the
> original text in order to get the meaning across in a fluid, readable
> manner while a literal translation may not make sense in the target
> language.