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1 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Morant61 | 32953 | ||
Greetings Jesusman! I don't remember much of my Hebrew! :-( But, here is what the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament", published by Moody Press has to say about the word 'nƒphiyl'. ***************************************** "While some scholars attempt to relate this term etymologically to 'napal I' via the noun 'nepel' "untimely birth" or "miscarriage" (as productive of superhuman monstrosities), a more likely reconstruction is the proposal of a root 'napal' II, akin to other weak verbs, 'pul' II "be wonderful, strong, mighty," 'pala' "be wonderful," and even 'pala' "separate, distinguish," 'palal' "discriminate." This pattern of semantically related groups of weak verbs with two strong consonants in common is a notably recurrent phenomenon in Hebrew lexicography. Actually, the translation "giants" is supported mainly by the LXX and may be quite misleading. The word may be of unknown origin and mean "heroes" or "fierce warriors" etc. The RSV and NIV transliteration "Nephilim" is safer and may be correct in referring the noun to a race or nation." (Vol. 2, pg. 578) ********************************************* I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Jesusman | 33028 | ||
Hello, Thanks Tim. Could you email me the spects of the book you referenced this from. Author, editor, ISBN, and so forth. I'm interested in getting a copy. Email: jesusman@christianemail.com Thanks Jesusman |
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3 | The Sons of God in Genesis 6:1-4 | Genesis | Morant61 | 33065 | ||
Greetings Jesusman! No problem! The title is: Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. The authors are: R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. Publisher and Date are: Moody Press, 1980 - 2 Vols. The ISBN is: 0-8024-8631-2 (Set) It is an excellent resource. There are about 45 contributors in the set. My only concern is that it is a little old, but given that Hebrew studies don't advance very quickly, it shouldn't be a problem. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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