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The Meaning of the Phrase Šetum Hā'Ayin in Num. Xxiv 3, 15

The Meaning of the Phrase Šetum Hā'Ayin in Num. Xxiv 3, 15 SHORT NOTES THE MEANING OF THE PHRASE ŠETUM H � 'AYIN IN NUM. XXIV 3, 15 The prophet-seer Balaam uses these words in describing himself at the beginning of two of his oracJes. They have generally been thought to indicate that his eye was either 'open' 1) or 'shut' 2), the two interpretations being complementary as well as contradictory 3). For the former reading, reference used to be made to the rare NH and Aramaic word o 11 tV , 'unseal, open' 4). Since WELLHAUSEN 5), however, it has generally been recognised that the reading of the Targum here l'ln 1'DVT) 6) owes more to a division of the phrase into 011-tV or i.e., the relative particle and the adjective (or noun) from the root 'be perfect' 7) . Those who interpret the phrase as 'closed of eye', usually refer to the verb t3ntv (for t3nt;, = NH and Aramaic Gnb), 'stop up, close, con- ceal', found in this form in Lam. iii, 9. A. B. EHRLICH suggested 8) that there might be some connection with the Arabic latai;,Ia, 'reviled', and thought the phrase then meant that Balaam looked upon Israel with 'a malicious eye' in vexation at http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vetus Testamentum Brill

The Meaning of the Phrase Šetum Hā'Ayin in Num. Xxiv 3, 15

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© 1953 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0042-4935
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10.1163/156853353X00065
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SHORT NOTES THE MEANING OF THE PHRASE ŠETUM H � 'AYIN IN NUM. XXIV 3, 15 The prophet-seer Balaam uses these words in describing himself at the beginning of two of his oracJes. They have generally been thought to indicate that his eye was either 'open' 1) or 'shut' 2), the two interpretations being complementary as well as contradictory 3). For the former reading, reference used to be made to the rare NH and Aramaic word o 11 tV , 'unseal, open' 4). Since WELLHAUSEN 5), however, it has generally been recognised that the reading of the Targum here l'ln 1'DVT) 6) owes more to a division of the phrase into 011-tV or i.e., the relative particle and the adjective (or noun) from the root 'be perfect' 7) . Those who interpret the phrase as 'closed of eye', usually refer to the verb t3ntv (for t3nt;, = NH and Aramaic Gnb), 'stop up, close, con- ceal', found in this form in Lam. iii, 9. A. B. EHRLICH suggested 8) that there might be some connection with the Arabic latai;,Ia, 'reviled', and thought the phrase then meant that Balaam looked upon Israel with 'a malicious eye' in vexation at

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Vetus Testamentum – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 1953

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