On the Root gʾl II, "To Diminish"
On the Root גאל II, "To Diminish"
Lexicographers have identified among the biblical and Qumran attestations of גאל two homophonous roots. According to this analysis, גאל II connotes staining, desecration, and/or defilement. This article reassesses the examples of גאל II in the Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls and, based upon th...
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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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2026
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2026, Volume: 76, Issue: 1, Pages: 133-154 |
| Further subjects: | B
Diminishment
B Pollution B Impurity B Lexicography B gʾl |
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| Summary: | Lexicographers have identified among the biblical and Qumran attestations of גאל two homophonous roots. According to this analysis, גאל II connotes staining, desecration, and/or defilement. This article reassesses the examples of גאל II in the Hebrew Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls and, based upon this new analysis, argues that the core semantics of this root concern diminishment, not defilement. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-bja10193 |
