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<li>Might / greatness / intensifier –  See Radak Bereshit 1:2 who notes that when Tanakh wants to amplify something, it often adds  the name of Hashem.  As support he points to tehillim 36:7, 80:11, shir HaSirim 8:6 , Yirmeyhau , yeshayahu 14:13. Yonah3 3:3.   See also the phrase  "לאל ידם" in Bereshit 31:29 and Mikhah 2:1 which means the power of their hands.</li> | <li>Might / greatness / intensifier –  See Radak Bereshit 1:2 who notes that when Tanakh wants to amplify something, it often adds  the name of Hashem.  As support he points to tehillim 36:7, 80:11, shir HaSirim 8:6 , Yirmeyhau , yeshayahu 14:13. Yonah3 3:3.   See also the phrase  "לאל ידם" in Bereshit 31:29 and Mikhah 2:1 which means the power of their hands.</li> | ||
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| − | <p>There are several verses where the meaning of the word is ambiguous and commentators have | + | <p>There are several verses where the meaning of the word is ambiguous and commentators have debated which of the three definitions the verse takes. see:</p> |
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<li>בני אלהים</li> | <li>בני אלהים</li> | ||
Version as of 06:39, 23 October 2020
Words with Multiple Meanings
Homonyms
Verbs
Nouns א-ל, א-להים –Though these words generally refer to Hashem (or a foreign god), they might also take on two secondary meanings:
- Judge or ruler – See, for instance, the word's usage in Shemot 4:16, 7:1, 21:6, 22:7-8, and 22:27, Shemuel I 2:25, Tehillim 82:1
- Might / greatness / intensifier – See Radak Bereshit 1:2 who notes that when Tanakh wants to amplify something, it often adds the name of Hashem. As support he points to tehillim 36:7, 80:11, shir HaSirim 8:6 , Yirmeyhau , yeshayahu 14:13. Yonah3 3:3. See also the phrase "לאל ידם" in Bereshit 31:29 and Mikhah 2:1 which means the power of their hands.
There are several verses where the meaning of the word is ambiguous and commentators have debated which of the three definitions the verse takes. see:
- בני אלהים
- קללת אלוהים תלוי
- רוח אלהים
- נמרד - לפני ה'
Adjectives
General and Individual
Certain words can refer to both an entire category and to a specific item within the category:
- אח – This word can refer to relatives in general, and also specifically to a brother.
- לחם
