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As in every language, many words in Biblical Hebrew might have multiple meanings.  Sometimes, there is one usage which is prevalent and a second which is much less common.</div> | As in every language, many words in Biblical Hebrew might have multiple meanings.  Sometimes, there is one usage which is prevalent and a second which is much less common.</div> | ||
<category>Polysemous Words | <category>Polysemous Words | ||
| + | The following words regularly take more than one meaning: | ||
</category> | </category> | ||
<category>Opposite Meanings <br/> | <category>Opposite Meanings <br/> | ||
| − | <p>Sometimes the same verb can be used to refer to both an action and its opposite. Ibn Kaspi (on Bereshit 41:34) explains the reasoning; a certain root might refer to a certain aspect of something which can be either inserted or removed </p> | + | <p>Sometimes the same verb can be used to refer to both an action and its opposite. Ibn Kaspi (on Bereshit 41:34) explains the reasoning; a certain root might refer to a certain aspect of something which can be either inserted or removed</p> |
<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li>דשן</li> | <li>דשן</li> | ||
Version as of 23:37, 5 August 2024
Multiple Meanings
Overview
As in every language, many words in Biblical Hebrew might have multiple meanings. Sometimes, there is one usage which is prevalent and a second which is much less common.Polysemous Words The following words regularly take more than one meaning:
Opposite Meanings
Sometimes the same verb can be used to refer to both an action and its opposite. Ibn Kaspi (on Bereshit 41:34) explains the reasoning; a certain root might refer to a certain aspect of something which can be either inserted or removed
- דשן
- שרש
