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The Problematic Hadurîm of Isaiah XLV 2

The Problematic Hadurîm of Isaiah XLV 2 801 In two other passages it is used in parallel with the Gt of rpy, "to sink down": ttkh. ttrp. šmm.kr s The heavens drooped, they hung down like the ¸pdk sash of your robe. (CTA 5 I 4-5, 30-31. If one does not accept the emendation in this text, it becomes far more problematic for determining the meaning of tkh). Taken together, these passages suggest a meaning "bend down, droop" rather than "wither." Given the parallelism with rpy, such a meaning would fit well in Psalm cxxxvii 5; tiškap yemînî would simply be synonymous with the more common idiom r � p � h y � d, "the hand dropped, went slack." Moreover, the figurative use of this latter expression, once without y � d (Jer. lix 24), meaning "to lose heart, become discouraged" suggests a better translation for Psalm cii 5b: Indeed, I was too depressed to eat my food. In summary, "bend down, droop" and its semantic extensions will fit all the passages involved, while "wither" is hardly appropriate in the first two Ugaritic passages, and "shrivel up" is quite far from the contextually attested meaning of the root. 14) Pss. cii 5; cxxxvii 5. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vetus Testamentum Brill

The Problematic Hadurîm of Isaiah XLV 2

Southwood, Charles H.
Vetus Testamentum , Volume 25 (4): 801 – Jan 1, 1975
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© 1975 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0042-4935
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801 In two other passages it is used in parallel with the Gt of rpy, "to sink down": ttkh. ttrp. šmm.kr s The heavens drooped, they hung down like the ¸pdk sash of your robe. (CTA 5 I 4-5, 30-31. If one does not accept the emendation in this text, it becomes far more problematic for determining the meaning of tkh). Taken together, these passages suggest a meaning "bend down, droop" rather than "wither." Given the parallelism with rpy, such a meaning would fit well in Psalm cxxxvii 5; tiškap yemînî would simply be synonymous with the more common idiom r � p � h y � d, "the hand dropped, went slack." Moreover, the figurative use of this latter expression, once without y � d (Jer. lix 24), meaning "to lose heart, become discouraged" suggests a better translation for Psalm cii 5b: Indeed, I was too depressed to eat my food. In summary, "bend down, droop" and its semantic extensions will fit all the passages involved, while "wither" is hardly appropriate in the first two Ugaritic passages, and "shrivel up" is quite far from the contextually attested meaning of the root. 14) Pss. cii 5; cxxxvii 5.

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Published: Jan 1, 1975

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