> When the preposition MIN is used with a direction like QEDEM (east) or
> TSAPHON (north), how do you know when it means "direction from" or
> "direction towards"?
Very simple. Context & grammar. See Waltke & O'Connor -- Biblical Hebrew
Syntax, pp.212-214.
Best,
David Hamuel
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