Monica Cellio

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Jun 18	comment	What does “in the midst of the years” mean in Habakkuk 3:2? I'm pursuing the "b'tokh vs b'kerev" question here: judaism.stackexchange.com/q/17160/472
Jun 18	comment	What does “in the midst of the years” mean in Habakkuk 3:2? Sorry about that Mike. Sometimes the connections that seem so clear in my brain...aren't. :-)
Jun 18	comment	What does “in the midst of the years” mean in Habakkuk 3:2? The word בְּתוֹךְ (in the midst) or with a mem prefix (from the midst) seems to refer to physical midst -- the tree of life is b'tokh the garden, God spoke to the people m'tokh the fire on the mountain, etc. קֶרֶב refers to nearness; for example, the burnt offering is a korban (same root) because it draws us closer to God. When I saw "midst" in the question I assumed b'tokh, but I see that's not the word used here. Interesting. (Did this explanation help?)
Jun 18	comment	What does “in the midst of the years” mean in Habakkuk 3:2? Kerev, not b'tokh? (I haven't looked it up, obviously.)
Jun 17	comment	Who are the brothers in Numbers 14:4? I wonder if there is any pattern of when the torah uses ach (brother) and when it uses re'akh (neighbor or fellow). Ach doesn't always mean a literal brother, it seems.
Jun 15	comment	What is the order of events of Nahum and Jonah? Thanks for the additional info!
Jun 15	comment	What is the order of events of Nahum and Jonah? Do you have a source? (I don't disagree; rather, I don't know.)
Jun 14	comment	How would stoning of an adulterer actually be carried out under the Law’s of Moses? That tractate covers judicial process in a great deal of detail. Not all things are literal but it all derives from text. Also, capital cases are weighted to give the accused every possible benefit; executions were supposed to be rare in the rabbis' eyes. (Earlier in the linked chapter you'll see the discussion about calling for counter-evidence all the way to the last minute. The case can always be re-opened if convicted, but aquittal stands.) Oh, and no juries of peers; judges rule according to the law and we don't rely on amateurs.
Jun 14	answered	How would stoning of an adulterer actually be carried out under the Law’s of Moses?
Jun 14	comment	Humankind divided up among the gods? The Masoretic text says לְמִסְפַּר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (sons of Israel). What does NRSV use as its source?
Jun 14	revised	What does the Old Testament phrase 'cut off from their people' mean? edited tags
Jun 13	answered	What does the Old Testament phrase 'cut off from their people' mean?
Jun 13	comment	Are the rings for carrying the incense altar pure gold? Ex 32:4 seems pretty clear that Aharon made it (and later, when Moshe confronts him). This doesn't mean he wanted to (arguably he had a mob on his hands and needed to placate them), but he seems to have been more involved than merely overseeing. (I don't think Isaiah is referencing that; among things Aharon wasn't hired, and he probably wasn't a smith.)
Jun 13	comment	Are the rings for carrying the incense altar pure gold? This is a good point, though it's also worth considering that Aharon (no known goldsmithing skills) and Bezalel (identified as a craftsman) might not have done it the same way. Thanks for explaining how gold does (and doesn't) behave!
Jun 12	comment	Cutting body and pagan tattoos forbidden in Leviticus 19, what pagan group? Rashi says: "This was the practice of the Amorites: to make cuts in their flesh when a person [related] to them died." But he doesn't cite a source.
Jun 10	comment	How can I identify puns in the Hebrew Bible? Citations needed. You mention the rabbis but I've never seen them do something like "for 'ayin read hei", which your first section suggests is legit. (BTW, reish is the fifth guttural.) I don't know a lot about kabbalah, but the "choose two letters from the three-letter root" approach is unfamiliar to me.
Jun 10	comment	Is there an interpretive significance for nashak (kiss) and nasak (burn) being puns? The rabbis wouldn't have been comparing kiss and burn; they would have been comparing nashak and nasak (if in fact anybody did). That's my point -- there are other words that can be translated kiss or burn, so are you asking about all such words, which seems too open to me (the bible isn't written in English), or are you asking specifically about the words in the title of this question?
Jun 10	comment	Where did Abel get the idea to sacrifice sheep? Cheers Mike, and welcome to BH. I hope you continue to contribute.
Jun 10	comment	Is there an English equivalent for Nephilim of Genesis 6:4? @BobJones, there's only one God, but there are other heavenly beings -- at least angels, and (probably) whatever the Nephilim are.
Jun 8	comment	Where did Abel get the idea to sacrifice sheep? Err, sorry, I was looking at the Hebrew text when I wrote that so didn't transform the names to Cain and Abel. With luck you knew what I meant. :-)