Jack, There is indeed a book out there:
Idiomatic Expressions of Hebrew Bible Their Meaning and Translation Through Componential Analysis by Jean-Marc Babout BIBAL Press, 2003 List Price: $25.95 ($22.06 at Eisenbrauns, $25.95 at Amazon) It 's a dissertation, but here's an excerpt from the description on Eisenbrauns' web site: "The aim of this study is to shed light on the meaning of a limited selection of idiomatic expressions by applying the method of componential analysis. This method was popularized and refined in the works of E. A. Nida, who wrote primarily for translators of the United Bible Societies. In that context, it was utilized chiefly in the search for equivalents in the target languages of Bible translation projects, but only rarely has it been applied to the decipherment of the biblical languages themselves." So, it is more a proof of concept than an exhaustive treatment. HTH, James ________________________________ James Spinti Marketing Director, Book Sales Division Eisenbrauns, Good books for more than 35 years Specializing in Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Studies jspinti at eisenbrauns dot com Web: http://www.eisenbrauns.com Phone: 574-269-2011 ext 226 Fax: 574-269-6788 On Aug 4, 2011, at 10:34 AM, Jack Kilmon wrote: > Hi all: > > First, if there are any Muslim members, may I offer my best wishes for > Ramadan. > > I have found in my Aramaic background studies relevant to the NEW Testament > that idiom is very often overlooked in doing exegesis. I would be very > interested if some members would post examples of Hebrew idioms, euphemisms, > metaphors and figures of speech from the Tanakh that often go unclarified > but which may affect exegesis, particularly by Christians. Perhaps there is > a seminal work on this as well. > > Thanks, > > Jack > > Jack Kilmon > Houston, TX > > _______________________________________________ > b-hebrew mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
