To: Mike Burke <michaelgburk AT yahoo.com>, "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] עָֽשׁ׃ in Job 4:19׃
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:40:28 -0700 (PDT)
Hey Mike,
Where do you get that it means grass?
David Kolinsky Monterey, CA
From: Mike Burke <michaelgburk AT yahoo.com> To: "b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:21 PM Subject: [b-hebrew] עָֽשׁ׃ in Job 4:19׃
My lexicon defines עָֽשׁ׃ as
moth
herbage, grass
My question is how you can tell whether a moth or some kind of vegetation is meant in Job 4:19?
Either a moth, or vegetation can be crushed, so how does context help?
Could it be translated either way (as moth, or grass)?