> ... A clear example is Jer 10:11, but there are more:
>
This verse is in Aramaic, so its relevance in this discussion is very
limited, at best. Further, this is an interchange of ayin and qoph,
tsada not an issue here.
> Judges 5:26 has mxch followed by mxqh.
This is in poetry where it was not uncommon to use a similar sounding
word with a complimentary meaning to fill out the poem. In this case
it is a happax legomai where we are not sure of its meaning, possibly
to smash in.
> 1 Kings 6:34 has cl(ym followed by ql(ym.
Look back at the context.
> Isaiah 28:10 and 28:13 have cw lcw followed by qw lqw.
Again distinct meanings, CW from the same root as MCWH commandment,
means a command.
QW is a (measuring) line, often used to make a QWH
measurement. Again, this is poetic with similar sounding yet
complimentary meanings,
saying that the" word of God has become to
them a command to a command, a command to a command, a measuring line
to a measuring line, a measuring line to a measuring line, a little
here, a little there" in other words, concentrating on picayune rules
and regulations, how far one can walk a sabbath, etc.
(Actually, CW is the imperative form of the verb CWH which the author
may have used here for its poetic effect, though it is also a
legitimate noun derivation from CWH.)
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