James Kennedy

Studies in Hebrew Synonyms: James Kennedy

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...different and intransitive meaning (as 'lie in wait') for this verb; thus Pr. 1:11, 'Let us lie in ambush (n?"?#3) for blood, let us store up (n35?3) mischief for the innocent;' verse 18,' They lie in ambush for their own blood, they store up ("5?!) mischief for their own lives;' Ps. 10:8,' He murders the innocent, his eyes store up (-Us?!) mischief for the helpless.' 1 For the distinctive meaning of see w'la' nas Deen stated at page 66. c. The leading ideas associated with the root inD are (1) mere removal to a distance, so that (2) the person or thing removed is out of sight; hence the word is often naturally followed by such additions as 'from the eyes of,' 'from the face of/ 'from before,' etc. Further, (3) this invisibility is merely relative or partial, i. e. the object removed, though no longer seen by some, is not invisible to others. (4) The notion of intentional concealment is not primary, but has nevertheless become predominant; yet (5) the hiding is not necessarily effected by means of a covering laid upon the object, or through its being put in a covered spot: the invisibility is usually due to something which simply intervenes. Moreover (6) the concealment is mostly that of persons--not so frequently of material things--and still less that of conduct1 or action: and again, (7) the hiding may be prompted by a sense of danger, whether actual or feared; sometimes, however, it is an indication of displeasure towards the person from whom the withdrawal is made. These peculiarities we will now illustrate. The primary sense somewhat rarely appears, but a clear case is found in the parting words of Laban to Jacob, Gen. 31:49, 'May Jehovah watch between me and thee, when we shall be hidden2 one from the other.' This hiding, however, was not t...