121
in
17 i2 n ; these sayings are commonly written,
ef. mjta *&l words of the Utter Est 9 26 ; Dnann D'p'riS) the records are ancient 1 Ch 4 s2 ; nan nsp(n) Is 29" 18 Je 29 1 . T». iiiJe of writings: nSn'p nan Ec i 1 , ■«* *l Pr 30', bvntb 'l Pr 3 i l , yVU H f j 'l Je i 1 , so Am i 1 Nei 1 ; cf. in appen- ded phrase or clause, Je 51 64 , 3VN 'l Jt>3i 40 . C. in Ch name of a work: D^tnn 'l 2 Ch 33 18 ' 19 , n^DB> '12 2 Ch 12 15 , mn> '12 2 Ch 20 34 , *1 5>J* hxcv iCh2 9 w ; jru'i by iCh29 w 2Ch 9 M , by
- U 'n i Ch 29 s9 . (It is not certain whether
writings of prophets or histories about them are referred to ; in the latter case they are acts, IV. 2, vid. Dr lDtr497 .) 2. of God: D*iyf} IT^ <Ae <m words (sentences in the tables) Ex 34 s8 (JE) Dt4 13 io 4 , referred to as Dnann EX34 1 (JE) Dt 4 1036 5 19 9 10 io 2 ; of commands of cove- nant code Ex 24 3 - 1 - 8 cf. 34 s7 ( JE) ; of Deu- teronomic code Dti7 19 ( + i6t. D) 2K22 11 23 s - 24 (cf. 2CI134 19 - 31 ) Je n 2 - 8 34 18 ; the law- book of Joshua Jos24 26 (E); of the code of Ezra Ezr 7 11 9 4 Ne 8 913 ; the words of Yahweh written by Jeremiah Je 25 13 36 4 ' 32 51 61 ; the words of the book of Daniel Dn 12 49 ; com- mands in general 1 S 15" * 50 17 iig 67130139 ; promises 2 S 7 28 Ne 9 8 , cf. 1 Ch 25 s 2 Ch 36 16 . III. a word, words: — 1. of men : nns nst? EnriK D , "]3"I1 one lip, and one and the same words Gn 1 1 1 (J); B>ifl V* ~& P« no speech and no words tjr 19 4 ; E , ")?' ! ! &H man of words, ready in speech, Ex 4 10 (J) ; tFCft 3n multitude of words Jb n J Pr io 19 Ec 5 2 ; Dnan D3?V V% take with you words Ho 14 3 ; npB'(n) (')nan lying word{s) Ex 5 9 2 3 7 (E) Pr 13 6 29 12 Is 59 13 Je 7 4 ' 8 ; nn n3n words of wind, vain words Jb 16 3 ; 'CTVOfi tO"! J*»B>"npl and wto a whisper of a word we hear of him ! Jb 26 14 . 2. 0/ God. It is difficult to determine how many of the following should come under II. 2. The pi. for words of God is relatively seldom: Gn 20 8 Ex 1 9 6 Nu 1 2 6 Jos 3 9 (E) Ex 4 2830 Nu 1 1 24 (J) Dti8 19 Jos2 3 14 (D) iSa"^'"^ 1 2 Chi i 4 Jb 42 7 Pr30 6 Is 31- Dn io' 1 Am8" Mi 2 7 , apart from Je 3 12 + 30 1. Je, Ez 2 7 + 4 t. Ez, Zc i 6 + 4 1. Zc. IV. matter, affair, thing about which one speaks: — 1. business, occupation: T|7t3n n3n king's business 1 S 21 9 ; n3n - ;>ap for every matter of 1 Ch 26 s2 27 1 2 Ch 19 11 ; "73? Tl?1 for all thine affairs 1 Ch 28 s1 ; n3n ration Nui8 7 ; D? Dnb-pK ion <% Aa<Z no dealings with Ju 18 728 '; t^a Di'nan the task or portion of a day in its day, daily duty or due Ex 5 1319 (E) i6 4 (J) Lv 2 3 37 (P) 1 K 8 69 2 K 25 30 1 Ch 16 37 2 Ch 8 13 (DV3) v 14 3 1 16 Ezr 3* Ne n 23
47 Je 52 s4 Dn i 6 ; tniCO n3B>n3n 1 K io M 2 Ch
9 s4 . 2. pi. ac<* cstr. T?1 1 K 1 i 4141 1 Ch 2 9 29 2 Ch 12 15 16"; fVJfl his acts 2 Ch 13" 3s 27 ; especially in phrases, nan nSD"7j; . . . *J3^ T^JJ D'Djn and <Ae rf«< 0/ the acts of. . . in the book of the chronicles (daily record of events) of 1 K
28 + 32 1. K.; nan nrn 2 Ch i 3 M + 8 1. Ch,
vnan nJTJ) 2 Ch 28 26 , n:n ^ 2 Ch 9 s9 are referred to various sources; cf. also naDD3 own nn i Ch 27", tvt nana 1 Ch 23 s7 , bmfc" 'ote nsn-by 2 Ch 33 18 : n»aio D^an ooorf c?e«(/« 2 Ch 12 12 19 13 ; ni^JJ nan ac ts of iniquity yfr 65 4 (De, Falle von Missetliaten); Jn-nin ei n7 deeds Je S 28 . It is used of God, only in V13T 73 rnjh vb Jb 33 13 , vnink 1 ^ 105 27 , T9*4fJ "1 ^ 145 5 . 3. matter, affair: nnw nai a/fair of Uriah I K 15 5 ; 121 Vhti root of the matter Jb 19 28 ; n3nn n'n nD how went the matter t 1 S 4 16 2 S i 4 cf. Eu 3 18 ; nann '3D nK a3D change the face of the matter 2 S 14 20 ; niJh*5n nip] </«; matter of the asses 1 S io 2 ; nvnn n3n nt this is the case of the slayer DU9 4 ; Vn3n-72p 1 K 6 M as to all its particulars. 4. events, things: in the phrase, tn?Nn Dnann nnK after these things (events in time) Gn 15 1 22 1 40 1 (E) 39 7 (J) iKi7 17 2i' Ezr7> Est2 1 3 l ; tDnann nnx Tbxn Gn 48 1 Jos 24 s9 (E) Gn 22 20 (J) 2 Ch 32 1 . 5. cause, case for judicial investigation: nfl^S 121 Dnb if they have a case Ex 18 16 cf. 18 22 22"; D'lan bV2 one having a case Ex 24 14 , cf. nana dspd 2 Ch 19 6 ; tiNlsp D'alo l^an ^a*, ^oorf and riafe 2 S 15 3 cf. Jos 20 4 . 6. something, anything (indefinite): 13T nfe*y a"o a <At'na Gn 2 2 16 + (frequent); man PflW Is 42 16 + (less frequent); nan '"D N^B'n Gn 18" cf. Je32 1727 ; nan...N^»io«/«wo 1K5 7 io 3 IS39 2 Je42 4 + (fre- quent), nan |"K Ex 5" (E) Nu 20" 1S20 21 ; 'D nan vb nothing of Ex 9 4 (J) Jos 8 s6 1 1 15 2 1 45 23 14 (D); nan b anything Nu 31 23 Dt 23 20 + ; jn nan ^ 141 4 + ; aio 'n 1 K 14" + ; no-nan whatsoever Nu 23 s (E); nan niny Dt 23 13 naked- ness of a thing, i.e. unclean or unseemly thing (indecency in camp); so of a wife 24 1 . 7. way, manner: nEC^n nan nt this is the manner of the release Dt 15 2 (cf. SI 1 ); nan |3 T]PDn so was the way of the king Est i 13 ; nana ntn after this manner, thus t Gn 1 8 25 3 2 20 44 7 (JE) 2 S 15 6 Ezr io B Ne 5 1213 with (nvy), 1 S 9 21 2 S I 4 3 I7 S (121), 1S17 2730 IS8 20 (nON), Ne6 45 (n^), Ne 6 4 (3'B»n) cf. 1 S 17 30 , 2 K 7 19 (rm)j (peculiar to D, ntn inn nsna such a wicked deed as this Dti3 12 i9 w , ntn bran nana Dt 4 32 ); rkft n^Nn O^nana thus and thus did he Gn 39 19
