The first entry for words of the month will be a Hebrew word, and a term used in the study of language. My goal is to offer a little information about each word, and I will alternate each month between a Hebrew and Greek term as one of the words. These entries are not intended to be extensive discussions of each word, but it's more to whet the appetite of readers. Maybe you all will pursue more details about the words I post. Thanks for reading.
1. Lamad (לָמַד). A Hebrew word, which depending on the context, may be translated "teach, learn, train, exercise in." See Deuteronomy 4:5, 10; 6:1; Psalm 34:12. Strong's 3925.
2. Morphology. Rodney A. Whitacre offers this definition: "Morphology (cf. µορφή, 'form') is the, 'study of the structure of words and the system of forms of a language.' ”
Stanley Porter: "Morphology is concerned with the smallest units of meaningful structure in a language" (Linguistic Analysis of the Greek New Testament).
For example, morphology as a science studies the principal parts of verbs, and seeks to ascertain whether they're passive or active and what their "tense" might be.
Sporadic theological and historical musings by Edgar Foster (Ph.D. in Theology and Religious Studies and one of Jehovah's Witnesses).
The lemad is the staff of a shepherd, used to direct and control the flock.
ReplyDeleteOr do you mean lamed? Either way, that is the pictograph for lamed, according to Benner.
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ReplyDelete"To sharpen"
For lamed, the pictograph meaning a staff - see:-
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By Mitchell, T. C
A is for Ox. A Short History of the Alphabet.
Davies, Lyn.
Some symbols are still unclear but there is consensus on that one.
Interesting info although the word I wrote about was https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3925.htm
ReplyDeleteOf course, as you posted, Strong's 4451 is derived from lamad.
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