What Are the “Long Nostrils” of YHWH?
The mention of YHWH’s “nostrils” (ʾapayīm) in the Bible is classically interpreted as a metonymy of the face and/or a metaphor for anger. The reference to their length and even to their elongation, however, rules out any entirely satisfying explanation in this semantic context. If this term is const...
Main Author: | Nissim Amzallag |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-09-01
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Series: | Religions |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/8/9/190 |
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