The Deity in the Definite Article: laššāwʼ and related terms for Baʻal in Jeremiah

The general consensus is that the abstract noun šāwʼ (שׁוא) in the HB/OT, with the basic meaning of worthlessness, inefficacy, deceit, emptiness, falsehood, lie, could refer either to these qualities in general (typically translated in the English as “in vain”), or could refer to anti-Yahweh idolatr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: C Wynand Retief
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: OTSSA 2020-10-01
Series:Old Testament Essays
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Online Access:https://ote-journal.otwsa-otssa.org.za/index.php/journal/article/view/363