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