Talebearers, peddlers, spies, and converts: the adventures of the biblical and Post-biblical roots [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] and [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.].(Critical essay)

Hebrew Studies Journal | January 1, 2005| | Copyright

The first part of the article scrutinizes the exact meaning of the biblical and postbiblical words derived from the roots [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] and [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (including Ben Sira) and how they were interpreted by the ancient versions and old sources. The biblical verb [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] is a denominative, meaning "to spy." [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (2 Sam 19:28) does not fit this interpretation. According to the context (see 2 Sam 16:1-6), it is suggested that the verb here should be [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.]. ...

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