To: Christopher Kimball <transcriber AT tanach.us>
Cc: b-hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] maqom
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:40:26 -0700
Chris:
Could you please tell me where in Biblical Hebrew that is found? Every
example of the word that I found it means merely “the place”.
Karl W. Randolph.
On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Christopher Kimball
<transcriber AT tanach.us>wrote:
>
> Also HaMaqom is a euphemism for the deity. It's hard to picture nomads
> as characterizing their deity as "the major city". The Tower of Babel
> story expresses their feelings about big cities.
>
> Chris Kimball
> West Redding, CT
> USA