The goal of this exercise is to show you how to use many of the tools introduced earlier on the LogAndSpeck website in conjunction with the methods and definitions seen in the EDBH deepen your understanding of Scripture, so that you may see how it applies in life. We will start slowly until you “get the hang of it.”
We will begin with a word that is not seen independently in Scripture, but is likely seen in many combined words, אר. (Such as h0712. אַרְגָּז ’arg̱âz, h0715. אַרְדּוֹן ’ardôn, h0769. אַרְנוֹן’arnôn)
There is an independent word, a cognate, ער, which is a city, and which we will get to. The city is named Ar, ער. (Nm21:15, 21:28; Dt2:9, 2:18, 2:29; Is15:1) and is of Moab, of the people of Lot, which will be important as we proceed.
In various situations where there are two-letter words, Strong’s will make a determination as to which three-letter root it may have come from, or may simply say it is “a primitive word.” We have referred to Jeff Benner’s writing several times before. His hypothesis is that the roots are two letter words and others are built from those. It is not my place to say who is correct, but we are going to use a method of working with these two-letter words that says they are a member of the family of variants without stating definitively that they come from one specific root (in this case ארר or ארה or אור or יאר, but simply saying it is a member of the family with a nuanced meaning that fits in with the others. It likely ends with the same conclusions for meaning as Benner does, but comes from a somewhat different direction. It is not taking a stance against the traditional view of three-letter roots, but choosing to work within the scope of that tradition.
If we use Hirsch’s thought (and we will go through the exercise) that his primary resource is the cognate meanings, and we look at the meanings of all the cognates, we may be able to see how these words fit in the scheme.
So, the family of variants for אר and each of their cognate meanings are:
GV p.17 ארר isolate [and bring ruin; weaken internally]; p.16 ארה contain [take and hold]; p.6 אור light [illuminate]; p.99 יאר collect [water]
CM ארר isolate; ארה absorb/expel; אור expose/conceal; יאר extend/contain
Let us now work through the exercise. There are four three-letter roots listed in this family. Some will have more referenced verses, some less. First we look at those four roots and their entries. Then we will look at their cognates and their entries, which will give us many witnesses to see how the meaning was arrived upon.
p.17 ארר isolate and bring ruin; weaken internally CM isolate
p.16 ארה contain; take and hold CM absorb/expel
p.6 אור light; illuminate CM expose/conceal
p.99 יאר collect water CM extend/contain
p.146 נאר cast off contemptuously CM discharge smoothly/violently
First the roots themselves, then the cognates:
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p.17 ארר isolate and bring ruin; weaken internally
This first example ארר has many verses listed as “also’s” – these are most often very enlightening regarding the “sense” of the meaning. The also’s might include a phonetic cognate or might reflect a context with a similar meaning. Again, all of these serve as “additional witnesses.” The also’s are denoted with a ||.
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ארר isolate and bring ruin; weaken internally
Isolating
Genesis 4:10-16
10 And the LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground (h0127. אֲדָמָה ’ăḏâmâ). 11 And now you are cursed (h0779. אָרַר ’ârar) from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 12 When you work the ground (h0127. אֲדָמָה ’ăḏâmâ), it shall no longer yield to you its strength. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth (h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ).” 13 Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14 Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground (h0127. אֲדָמָה ’ăḏâmâ), and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer (h5110. נוּד nûḏ) on the earth (h0127. אֲדָמָה’ăḏâmâ), and whoever finds me will kill me.” 15 Then the LORD said to him, “Not so! If anyone kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.” And the LORD put a mark on Cain, lest any who found him should attack him. 16 Then Cain went away from the presence of the LORD and settled in the land (h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ) of Nod, east of Eden. h5113. נוֹד nôḏ
GV p.149 נדד [distance] separate; p.149 נדה distance; p.151 נוד separate [keep away from others; put in isolation]
DV נאד – p.149 נדד [distance] separate; p.149 נדה distance; p.151 נוד separate [keep away from others; put in isolation] > p.146 נאד separate liquids
CM (נדד no cognates); נדה establish/separate; נוד move/separate; נאד contain
It is important to note here, the life situation plus Cain’s conscience, his inner feelings of guilt, weaken him internally; they isolate him. He has the sense that everything is against him. He is no longer “earthly and solid” (h0127. אֲדָמָה ’ăḏâmâ from אדם p.3), but is separated from others, wandering, isolated even in trying to “solidify his basic needs” (h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ – ארץ p.17). A “curse” ארר, is not something imposed on Cain (or us) by God, it is the direct consequence of our own feelings when we act against God or neighbor (or brother). Scripture is a revelation about the nature of life in this world, and a description of behaviors that build us up or tear us down.
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Exodus 22:7-9
7 “If a man gives to his neighbor money or goods to keep safe, and it is stolen from the man’s house, then, if the thief is found, he shall pay double. 8 If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor’s property. 9 For every breach of trust, whether it is for an ox, for a donkey, for a sheep, for a cloak, or for any kind of lost thing, of which one says, ‘This is it,’ the case of both parties shall come before God. The one whom God condemns shall pay double to his neighbor.
It may be helpful here to draw a parallel with the so-called “Test for Adultery” in Numbers 5:11-31. The suspicious husband brings the suspected unfaithful wife to the priest, and the priest “brings her before God,” confronts her with the truth. The earthenware vessel is חרשׂ(p.90), CM “focus decisively,” and the dust עפר (p.189), CM “expose/conceal,” on the floor (h7172. קַרְקַע qarqa‘ – likely a compound derived from קרר + קעע – CM קרר “encircle” + CM קעע “increase/reduce”). This is not some sort of magic that makes the thigh fall away and the body swell; it is focusing, with another of authority, a confrontation of the Truth, and the curse (once again in this passage ארר) is the awareness that “coming clean” can bring strength and healing, while continued deception weakens the person internally. Coming in the presence of the Author of Life, like swearing on the Bible in front of the Judge as authority figure, with the attorney asking highly-focused questions, is the most likely scenario of getting to the Truth. It works, partly because we do have an inner conscience or indwelling spirit, and partly from the pressure of the circumstances created for the “testing.” We face the consequences, and generally life is more merciful on the one confessing.
Cursing
Genesis 3:14
14 So יהוה God said to the serpent:
“Because you have done this,
You are cursed (h0779. אָרַר ’ârar) more than all cattle,
And more than every beast of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And you shall eat dust
All the days of your life.
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Genesis 9:23
23 But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness (h6172. עֶרְוָה ‘erwâ) of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father’s nakedness (h6172. עֶרְוָה ‘erwâ).
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Genesis 12:3
3 I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse (h0779. אָרַר ’ârar) him who curses (h7043. קָלַל qâlal) you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
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Genesis 12:8 (Cognate הרר, and also*)
8 And he moved from there to the mountain (h2022. הַר har) east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to יהוה and called on the name of יהוה.
*As is often the case with these “also” verses they are an indication of a “sense” or a theme. Such verses are often a marker of a beginning or end of a discussion that brings clarity to the idea that is being discussed. In this example, Hirsch is explaining that the meaning of the words “curse” is reflected in the meaning of this passage, the pericope from Gn12:1-12:8, in this case with an extra highlight of verse 12:3 spelling it out for us. We have to use many of our tools in these interpretations, especially noting now the tool of parallelism. This is like Jesus/Yeshua telling the Parable of the Sower and then, in response to the question in Mt13:10 by the disciples, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”, giving the explanation. It is also like the parallel structure of a song juxtaposed to a narrative, such as Judges 4 and 5.
So, here it is critical to read the context and to use the knowledge that the names of places have meaning, and use the definitions Hirsch has shared, to get an understanding. This will then go back and help explain (in this situation especially) another passage he has placed in parallel.
Let’s look at Gn12:1-8 and use our keys to help unlock the passage. We need all the keywords. (You actually have to go back to chapter 11, and especially the section introducing Abram, 11:26-32, to get the back story but too much for now).
Genesis 12:5
5 Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people (h5315. נֶפֶשׁ nep̱eš) whom they had acquired in Haran (h2771. חָרָן ḥârân from h2787. חָרַר ḥârar), and they departed to go to the land of Canaan (h3667. כְּנַעַן ḵena‘an; from h3665. כָּנַע ḵâna‘). So they came to the land of Canaan.
If I list all the connections here, it will be intolerably long; just know they are there. That’s why it is condensed like the Manhattan apartment (referenced in LogAndSpeck).
p.160 נפש rest; return to spiritual repose. CM strengthen/weaken
p.90 חרר parch; dry through extreme heat CM isolate
p.17 ארץ solidify basic needs CM focus decisively
p.120 כנע subdue CM dominate (humbling; defeating – see also the Post “All Those Nations,” and the discussion on the Canaanites.
Let’s condense and say they had been strengthened by their time of isolation and were headed to learn to focus decisively by humiliation and defeat.
Genesis 12:6
6 Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, as far as Alon Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land.
Gn12:8 pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east
Recall tent אהל has the meaning of radiating
Passed through – h5674. עָבַר ‘âḇar (noted many times – root for “Hebrew”)
p.178 עבר cross over to other side; move to different condition CM expose/conceal
Land – h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ
p.17 ארץ solidify basic needs CM focus decisively
Shechem – h7927. שְׁכֶם šeḵem
p.262 שכם get up; raise body CM rise
Alon Moreh – אֵלֹ֣ון מוֹרֶ֑ה – h0436. אֵלוֹן ’êlôn + h4176. מוֹרֶה môreh
p.9 איל strengthen CM move directly/circularly
p.143 מרה oppose CM spread
Bethel – h1008. בֵּית־אֵל ḇêyṯ-’êl – house of God, yes, but El comes from the root איל, to strengthen, and p.26 בית protect; contain CM protect/endanger
Ai – h5857. עַי ‘ay; or (feminine) עַיָּא ‘Aya’
Root is p.184 עיה isolate CM isolate
There are several words, discussed early on the website, for West and East. Here, they are:
•West – h3220. יָם yâm
p.104 ימם to perfect; clear
GV p.137 מום [fault] disable; ימם [perfect] clear
•East – h6924. קֶדֶם qeḏem
p.224 קדם contact initially; precede in time CM strike
One could say his initial contact with the Canaanites was one of isolation, but perhaps he was strengthened and protected by God in this feeling of being endangered by the opposition. He was somewhat torn between these feelings. He was moving to the different condition of being strengthened by the situation.
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Cognates for ארר, CM isolate:
p.193 ערר isolate
p.90 חרר parch; dry through extreme heat
p.61 הרר isolate; protrude
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ערר isolate
Being lonely and desolate
Jeremiah 17:4-6
4 You shall loosen your hand from your heritage that I gave to you, and I will make you serve your enemies in a land that you do not know, for in my anger a fire is kindled that shall burn forever.”
5 Thus says the LORD:
“Cursed (h0779. אָרַר ’ârar) is the man who trusts in man
and makes flesh his strength,
whose heart turns away from the LORD.
6 He is like a shrub (h6199. עַרעָר ‘ar‘âr) in the desert (h6160. עֲרָבָה ‘ărâḇâ),
and shall not see any good come.
He shall dwell in the parched places (h2788. חָרֵר ḥârêr) of the wilderness,
in an uninhabited salt land.
h6199. עַרעָר ‘ar‘âr is a doubling, an emphasis
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Genesis 9:20-25 ((Noah’s behavior is exposed, and is covered.))
20 Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. 21 He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward (h0322. אֲחֹרַנִּית ’ăḥôraniyṯ) and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward (h0322. אֲחֹרַנִּית’ăḥôraniyṯ), and they did not see their father’s nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
“Cursed (h0779. אָרַר ’ârar) be Canaan;
a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
His more gentle way of teaching us may be to cover and then isolate.
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Genesis 12:7-9
7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring (h2233. זֶרַע zera‘) I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the LORD, who had appeared to him. 8 From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD. 9 And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb (h5045. נֶגֶבneg̱eḇ).
h5045. נֶגֶב neg̱eḇ
GV p.34 גבב curve upward; p.34 גבה rise high [through concentration of elements]; p.34 גבא concentrate [fluids]; p.37 גוב pierce [dig]; p.147 נגב strike; penetrate
CM גבב enclose; גבה and גבא concentrate; גוב enclose; נגב thrust and penetrate
Whatever means of teaching us, we must be willing to accept. Though it may feel harsh, life is a teacher; existence••• its everyday occurrences, should lead us to an internal awakening. Our hearts of stone should be changing to hearts of flesh. (Jb41:24; Ek36:26; 2Cor3:3) The more we resist the teaching, the more it becomes concentrated. We are getting an opportunity to experience this now. Do we change our behavior? Or do we continue on our merry way? Complacency as an evil is one of the more common messages in Scripture (for more on Moab see the next entry on Complacency).
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Psalms 102:17-18
17 He shall regard the prayer of the destitute (h6199. עַרעָר ‘ar‘âr),
And shall not despise their prayer.
18 This will be written for the generation to come,
That a people yet to be created may praise the LORD.
Again, h6199. עַרעָר ‘ar‘âr is a doubling, an emphasis
Life will be the teacher••• it is inescapable. The faster we run away, the faster it runs after us. We must stop and ask ourselves, “What am I personally doing that must change? It cannot be blamed on another. Whomever (see Genesis 12:3, below, and the discussion of קלל) we are dishonoring as a person, whatever prejudices we hold (see Luke 10:25-37), we must reconsider. It is the twins wrestling in Rebekah’s womb:
Genesis 25:23
23 And the LORD said to her:
“Two nations are in your womb,
Two peoples shall be separated from your body;
One people shall be stronger than the other,
And the greater shall serve the lesser.”
Being hostile
Psalms 139:19-20
19 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God!
Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
20 For they speak against You wickedly;
Your enemies (h6145. עָר ‘âr) take Your name in vain.
We want to blame God••• we never want to take responsibility ourselves. See a Genesis 3:12-13. I am the cause of what is happening in my life. So, we must suck it up and receive the consequences. Have mercy on me, God, as I receive what I have created. I receive what is my doing.
Stirring up
Song of Songs 2:4-7 – The Shulamite to the Daughters of Jerusalem
4 He brought me to the banqueting house,
And his banner over me was love.
5 Sustain me with cakes of raisins,
Refresh me with apples,
For I am lovesick.
6 His left hand is under my head,
And his right hand embraces me.
7 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
By the gazelles or by the does of the field,
Do not stir up (h5782. עוּר ‘ûr) nor awaken (h5783. עוּר ‘ûr) love
Until it pleases.
Childless
Leviticus 20:20-21
20 If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered his uncle’s nakedness (h6172. עֶרְוָה‘erwâ); they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless (h6185. עֲרִירִי ‘ărîyrîy). 21 If a man takes his brother’s wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother’s nakedness (h6172. עֶרְוָה ‘erwâ); they shall be childless (h6185. עֲרִירִי ‘ărîyrîy).
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Genesis 3:14-15
14 The LORD God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
cursed (h0779. אָרַר ’ârar) are you above all livestock
and above all beasts of the field;
on your belly you shall go,
and dust (h6083. עָפָר ‘âp̱âr) you shall eat
all the days of your life.
15 I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring (h2233. זֶרַע zera‘) and her offspring (h2233. זֶרַע zera‘);
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
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Genesis 12:1-3
1 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors (h7043. קָלַל qâlal) you I will curse (h0779. אָרַר ’ârar), and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” ((See קלל discussion below))
Tamarisk; tree growing in wilderness
Jeremiah 48:3-8
3 “A voice! A cry from Horonaim,
‘Desolation and great destruction!’
4 Moab is destroyed;
her little ones have made a cry.
5 For at the ascent of Luhith (h3872. לוּחִית lûḥîyṯ; h3871. לוּחַ lûaḥ)
they go up weeping;
for at the descent of Horonaim (h2773. חֹרֹנַיִם ḥôrônaiym; dual of a derivative from h2356. חוֹר ḥôr)
they have heard the distressed cry of destruction.
6 Flee! Save yourselves!
You will be like a juniper (h6176. עֲרוֹעֵר ‘ărô‘êr) in the desert!
7 For, because you trusted in your works and your treasures,
you also shall be taken;
and Chemosh shall go into exile
with his priests and his officials.
8 The destroyer shall come upon every city,
and no city shall escape;
the valley shall perish,
and the plain shall be destroyed,
as the LORD has spoken.
•Luhith (h3872. לוּחִית lûḥîyṯ; h3871. לוּחַ lûaḥ)
p.129 לוח form a flat surface
GV p. (No EDBH entry except in GVs) לחח moisten; p.130 לחה effect freshness [freshen and strengthen]; p.129 לוח form [a flat surface]
DV אלח – p. (No EDBH entry except in GVs) לחח moisten; p.130 לחה effect freshness [freshen and strengthen]; p.129 לוח form [a flat surface] > p.10 אלח curse
CM לחה retain/lose power; לוח ignite emotion/interest; אלח develop/decline
[אלח is not given as a DV in EDBH, but pattern fits and CM fits]
•h6176. עֲרוֹעֵר ‘ărô‘êr – a doubling – emphasis
See discussion on Moab in the next entry
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חרר parch; dry through extreme heat
GV p.90 חרר parch [dry through extreme heat]; p.88 חרה sensitize [to external influence]; p.88 חרא evacuate [void]; p.77 חור [open] whiten; p.154 נחר snort
DV אחר – p.90 חרר parch [dry through extreme heat]; p.88 חרה sensitize [to external influence]; p.77 חור [open] whiten > p.8 אחר delay; lag behind
CM חרר isolate; חרה absorb/expel; חרא absorb/expel; חור expose/conceal; (אחר no cognates)
Parching
Deuteronomy 28:20-24
20 “The LORD will send (h7971. שָׁלַח šâlaḥ) on you curses (h3994. מְאֵרָה me’êrâ; from h0779. אָרַר ’ârar), confusion, and frustration in all that you undertake to do, until you are destroyed and perish quickly on account of the evil of your deeds, because you have forsaken me. 21 The LORD will make the pestilence stick to you until he has consumed you off the land that you are entering to take possession of it. 22 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease and with fever, inflammation and fiery heat (h2746. חַרְחֻר ḥarḥur), and with drought and with blight and with mildew. They shall pursue you until you perish. 23 And the heavens over your head shall be bronze, and the earth under you shall be iron. 24 The LORD will make the rain of your land powder (h0080. אָבָק ’âḇâq). From heaven dust (h6083. עָפָר‘âp̱âr) shall come down on you until you are destroyed.
The LORD stands for יהוה, the Name which is derived from:
GV p.57 ההה express [pain]; p.57 הוה exist [bring into being]; p.57 הוא be [exist]; p.58 היהbe; p.101 יהה exert power; p.150 נהה pain
DV אהה – p.57 ההה express [pain] > p.4. אהה express pain
CM ההה express deep emotion; הוה hide/reveal; היה isolate; יהה increase/reduce; הואhide/reveal; אהה express deep emotion; נהה impact physically/emotionally
Exodus 3:14
14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
Shemot 3:14
14 ויאמר אלהים אל־משה אהיה אשר אהיה ויאמר כה תאמר לבני ישראל אהיה שלחני אליכם׃
Think of it as life, existence, actual ‘be-ing’ which “sends (h7971. שָׁלַח šâlaḥ) the curses.”
h7971. שָׁלַח šâlaḥ is p.263 שלח send; move to goal CM move in a balanced way
The “curses” (ארר) are the repercussions of the choices that we have made in life, the consequences, the side effects, or opposite side of the coin. The ארר consequences occur to “move to a goal,” that goal being the teaching that יהוה is sending us. And the LORD / life / existence does indeed move in a balanced way. His responses are measured, balancing out our choices, our actions. The more we fight against his efforts through “life = existence” to teach, the more pressure results. Equal and opposite reaction. Balanced. ((See discussion about Brichto’s work in Post #17 Testing.))
(teachertech.rice.edu/Participants/louviere/Newton/law3.html accessed 03232017)
We often choose to go, “kicking and screaming.”
h0080. אָבָק ’âḇâq
p.2 אבק expel quickly from source CM pressure
h6083. עָפָר ‘âp̱âr
p.189 עפר cover with earthy substance CM expose/conceal
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Genesis 9:20-25 ((Noah’s behavior is exposed, and is covered.))
20 Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. 21 He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. 23 Then Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and walked backward (h0322. אֲחֹרַנִּית ’ăḥôraniyṯ) and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned backward (h0322. אֲחֹרַנִּית’ăḥôraniyṯ), and they did not see their father’s nakedness.
24 When Noah awoke from his wine and knew what his youngest son had done to him, 25 he said,
“Cursed (h0779. אָרַר ’ârar) be Canaan;
a servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
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Genesis 12:1-3
1 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors (h7043. קָלַל qâlal) you I will curse (h0779. אָרַר ’ârar), and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
h7043. קָלַל qâlal is also often translated as “curse.” See Post 17 in LogAndSpeck for more detailed discussion on words translated as “curse” and the confusion it may cause.
p.228 קלל diminish substance; lessen material things CM encircle
When we “diminish the substance” of another being, be it their “material things” or their spiritual being (we degrade character or destroy confidence), the natural consequences are that it will come back upon us. What goes around comes around•••
Scorching; burning
Ezekiel 24:11-14 ((How we treat others comes back on us•••))
11 Then set it empty upon the coals, that it may become hot, and its copper may burn(h2787. חָרַר ḥârar), that its uncleanness may be melted in it, its corrosion consumed. 12 She has wearied herself with toil; its abundant corrosion does not go out of it. Into the fire with its corrosion! 13 On account of your unclean lewdness, because I would have cleansed you and you were not cleansed from your uncleanness, you shall not be cleansed anymore till I have satisfied my fury upon you. 14 I am the LORD. I have spoken; it shall come to pass; I will do it. I will not go back; I will not spare; I will not relent; according to your ways and your deeds you will be judged, declares the Lord GOD.”
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Genesis 44:18
18 Then Judah went up to him and said, “Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not your frustration burn (h2734. חָרָה ḥârâ) against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.
Recall, in Burning and in Dimming, he loves us.
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הרר isolate; protrude
GV p.61 הרר isolate [protrude]; p.61 הרה implant [and absorb seed]; p.110 ירה cast [shoot]
CM הרר isolate; הרה absorb/expel; ירה limit activity
Breaking continuity of surface
Genesis 12:8
8 And he moved from there to the mountain (h2022. הַר har) east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to יהוה and called on the name of יהוה.
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Psalms 3:1-4 ((reference is to v.3H(2E) though הר appears in 5H(4E) – is this saying “salvation” is a “break in the surface” like a mountain/holy hill, is an elevation in the horizon))
A PSALM OF DAVID, WHEN HE FLED FROM ABSALOM HIS SON.
1 O LORD, how many are my foes!
Many are rising against me;
2 many are saying of my soul,
“There is no salvation for him in God. Selah
3 But you, O LORD, are a shield about me,
my glory, and the lifter of my head.
4(5H) I cried aloud to the LORD,
and he answered me from his holy hill (h2022. הַר har). Selah
Highland
Deuteronomy 1:6-8 ((You have had the “mountaintop experience;” now it is time to go put it into practice.))
6 “The LORD our God said to us in Horeb, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain(h2022. הַר har). 7 Turn and take your journey, and go to the hill country of the Amorites and to all their neighbors in the Arabah, in the hill country and in the lowland and in the Negeb and by the seacoast, the land of the Canaanites, and Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. 8 See, I have set the land before you. Go in and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give to them and to their offspring after them.’
High mountain feeding lowland
Deuteronomy 12:1-7
1 “These are the statutes and rules that you shall be careful to do in the land (h0776. אֶרֶץ’ereṣ) that the LORD, the God of your fathers, has given you to possess, all the days that you live on the earth (h0127. אֲדָמָה ’ăḏâmâ). 2 You shall surely destroy all the places (h5725. עֲדֻלָּם ‘ăḏulâm) where the nations whom you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains (h2022. הַר har) and on the hills and under every green tree. 3 You shall tear down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars and burn their Asherim with fire. You shall chop down the carved images of their gods and destroy their name out of that place (h4725. מָקוֹם mâqôm). 4 You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way. 5 But you shall seek the place (h4725. מָקוֹם mâqôm) that the LORD your God will choose out of all your tribes to put his name and make his habitation there. There you shall go, 6 and there you shall bring your burnt offerings and your sacrifices, your tithes and the contribution that you present, your vow offerings, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock. 7 And there you shall eat before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your households, in all that you undertake, in which the LORD your God has blessed you.
h5725. עֲדֻלָּם ‘ăḏulâm – probably a compound word עד + לם derived from p.179 עדד tear off pieces CM pierce + p.10 אלם bind; tie together CM bind/loosen
h4725. מָקוֹם mâqôm = p.299 מ that which emanates from an object or person + p.226 קוםrise CM establish
We spoke about h0776. אֶרֶץ ’ereṣ and h0127. אֲדָמָה ’ăḏâmâ with Cain. ארץ solidify basic needs, אדם be earthly and solid. Cain isolated himself from these and became a wanderer. Notice verse One here has both words in it. The LORD is here telling the people to tear apart the idea that binds people together of a worship in a ‘mountaintop experience’ type of situation. We are to worship the LORD in the place which he has established, namely in being earthly and solid, in solidifying basic needs. This means to put your belief in a loving and generous and saving God into practice in the everyday experience. Love God. But not on the mountaintop. Love your neighbor as yourself. John 13:1-17, we are to be servants. Matthew 25:31-46, we are to care for those less well off than us.
In Post #14, Synthetic Grasp, you will see how the work by von Rad, leads into this discussion.
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