RT Article
T1 The Verb גער “to Exorcize” in Qumran Aramaic and Beyond
JF Dead Sea discoveries
VO 21
IS 3
SP 347
OP 355
A1 Joosten, Jan 1959-
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1497075475
AB In the Genesis Apocryphon (1Q20 20:28–29) the verb גער “to rebuke” refers to the expelling of an impure spirit. A similar usage occurs in later magical amulets. Developing the hunch of earlier scholars such as Felix Klein-Franke and André Caquot, the present paper argues that the verb גער acquired a specialized meaning “to exorcize” because of the frequent use of Zech 3:2 in exorcisms. The usage is “delocutive”, גער means: “to say: ‘May the Lord rebuke you.’ ”
K1 Qumran Aramaic : exorcism : delocutive verbs
DO 10.1163/15685179-12341329