J's lost etymology of Issachar.—18. E's interpretation of (
Hebrew characters), which is, of course, independent of the story of the mandrakes. The name is resolved either into (Hebrew characters), 'man of hire,' or into (Hebrew characters)], 'there is a reward' (Tu. Di.); or else the (Hebrew characters) and quiescent (Hebrew characters) are simply dropped (Gu.): v.i.—20. Two etymologies of Zĕbûlûn; the first from E ((Hebrew characters)), and the second, therefore, from J: both are somewhat obscure (v.i.).—21. Dînāh] The absence of an etymology, and the fact that Dinah is excluded from the enumeration of 3223, make it probable that the v. is interpolated with a view to ch. 34.—22-24. At last Rachel bears a son, long hoped for and therefore marked out for a brilliant destiny—Yôsēph.—23b, 24b. E derives the name from (Hebrew characters), 'take away'; J more naturally from (Hebrew characters), 'add': May Yahwe add to me another son!
XXX. 25-43.—Jacob enriched at Laban's Expense (JE).
Jacob, having accomplished his 14 years of service for his wives, is now in a position to dictate terms to Laban,
J, on account of the numeral.—18a[Greek: b], while correctly expressing the
idea of E, contains the word (Hebrew characters), which E avoids; and is therefore
probably redactional.—18b. (Hebrew characters)] So Ben Asher regularly, with Qrê perp. (Hebrew characters): B. Naphtali has (Hebrew characters), or (Hebrew characters) (see Baer-Del. Gen. 84 f.;
Ginsburg, Introd. 250 ff.). The duplication of the (Hebrew characters) cannot be disposed
of as a Massoretic caprice, and is most naturally explained by
the assumption that two components were recognised, of which the
first was (Hebrew characters) (We. TBS, p. v). For the second component We. refers
to the (Hebrew characters) of 1 Ch. 1135 264; Ba. compares an Eg. deity Sokar; while
Mey. (INS, 536) is satisfied with the interpretation 'man of hire,'
corresponding to the description of the tribe in Gn. 4914f..—20. (Hebrew characters)]
The [root] (except in proper names) is not found in OT, but is explained by
Aram. (cf. (Syriac characters), 'dowry'), and is common in Palm. prop. names (BDB,
s.v.). The interchange of (Hebrew characters) and (Hebrew characters) is probably dialectic (cf. dacrima
= lacrima), and hardly justifies Cheyne's view that the name in the
writer's mind was (Hebrew characters)] (l.c. 380).—(Hebrew characters)] Another (Greek characters) apparently
connected with (Hebrew characters), poet. for 'abode': Vns. 'dwell with' (as EVV).
This gives a good enough sense here, and is perhaps supported by 4913
(see on the v.); but (Hebrew characters) remains without any natural explanation. See
Hogg, in EB, 5385 ff. Mey. (538) derives it from the personal name (Hebrew characters)
(Ju. 928).—21 end] G + (Hebrew characters) (as 2935).—24. (Hebrew characters)] Probably a contraction
of (Hebrew characters), though the Yšp'r of the list of Thothmes III. (No. 78)
