"Riddles" in the Book of Proverbs / ḥydṿt vsfr mshly
"Riddles" in the Book of Proverbs / חידות בספר משלי
One of the stated aims mentioned in the beginning of the book is : "to understand a proverb and obscure sayings; the words of the wise, and their riddles". Almost all commentators, ancient and modern alike, ignored the existence of riddles that needed interpretations. Even though Hameiri,...
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1975
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Bet miḳra
Year: 1975, Volume: 21, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-11 |
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| Summary: | One of the stated aims mentioned in the beginning of the book is : "to understand a proverb and obscure sayings; the words of the wise, and their riddles". Almost all commentators, ancient and modern alike, ignored the existence of riddles that needed interpretations. Even though Hameiri, in the introduction to his commentary attempts to classify and categorize them, he pays no attention to them in his commentary proper. Among the early commentators, one may find only in the comments of Ibn Ezra some sort of an attempt to see a hint of Biblical personality in an enigmatic verse (22 : 11). It is true that the system of explaining obscure Biblical verses by allusion is common in the Midrash, and allusions from one section to another can even be found in the Bible itself. In this way many "proverbs" become self-explanatory, as for example : v. 17 : 12 alludes to the confrontation between Saul and Samuel (I Samuel chapter 16); vs. 22 : 11—12 allude to the personalities of Ahitofel and Hushai Haarchi, David's friend, as depicted in II Samuel 15 : 32 and 17 : 1—14; v. 13 : 27 seems to fit the story of Naboth's vineyard (Kings chapter 21) |
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