Boring philology: The meaning of zdh in the Siloam inscription
The hapax legomenon זדה has been called the crux of the Shiloaḥ (Siloam) inscription. It is usually interpreted as fissure, crack, void, cavity, etc', but sixteen other interpretations have been proposed in the 140 years since the inscription's discovery. This article argues on contextual...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2020]
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| In: |
Palestine exploration quarterly
Year: 2020, Volume: 152, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-52 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hiram
/ Solomon Israel, King
/ Kabul
/ Archaeology
/ Iron age
/ Monarchy
/ Jerusalem
/ Historical geography
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bibel. Könige, 1., 9,11-14
B zdh |
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| Summary: | The hapax legomenon זדה has been called the crux of the Shiloaḥ (Siloam) inscription. It is usually interpreted as fissure, crack, void, cavity, etc', but sixteen other interpretations have been proposed in the 140 years since the inscription's discovery. This article argues on contextual and etymological grounds that the lexeme means misalignment'. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-1301 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Palestine exploration quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/00310328.2020.1714274 |