Interpreting ד א in Genesis 2.5-6: Neglected Rabbinic and Intertextual Evidence
This article seeks to clarify the semantics of Hebrew ד א by drawing attention to two factors: specifically, the usage of the word in Rabbinic Hebrew and the phenomenon of biblical intertextuality. A number of Rabbinic passages are examined which indicate that the word ד א was understood as a cl...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2010
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2010, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 379-393 |
| Further subjects: | B
Post-Biblical Hebrew
B Psalm 135 B Genesis 2 B Semantics B Intertextuality B cloud(s) B Jeremiah 10 |
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| Summary: | This article seeks to clarify the semantics of Hebrew ד א by drawing attention to two factors: specifically, the usage of the word in Rabbinic Hebrew and the phenomenon of biblical intertextuality. A number of Rabbinic passages are examined which indicate that the word ד א was understood as a cloud of some kind. This understanding of ד א is also observable in intertextual references to Gen. 2.5-6 in Ps. 135.7 and Jer. 10.13. Such evidence confirms the Targumic tradition, which renders Hebrew ד א as ‘cloud’. The article concludes with exegetical and grammatical remarks on Gen. 2.5-6 in light of this understanding of ד א. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0309089210365967 |