Reconsidering hḳṭn in 1 Samuel 16.11
Reconsidering הקטן in 1 Samuel 16.11
This paper offers a new understanding of the word הקטן regarding David in 1 Samuel 16. Instead of focusing on David’s young age, the paper suggests focusing on his height, an understanding that is supported by various details in Samuel as well as in biblical and post-biblical literature.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Biblische Zeitschrift
Year: 2024, Volume: 68, Issue: 2, Pages: 277-280 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Samuel 1. 16
/ David, Israel, König
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
King David
B Height of Men in Antiquity B Book of Samuel |
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| Summary: | This paper offers a new understanding of the word הקטן regarding David in 1 Samuel 16. Instead of focusing on David’s young age, the paper suggests focusing on his height, an understanding that is supported by various details in Samuel as well as in biblical and post-biblical literature. |
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| ISSN: | 2589-0468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblische Zeitschrift
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.30965/25890468-06802006 |
