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Finally, the word
(
denotes the “realm of the dead” or
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This place of
death has gates (Ps. 9:13; 107:18) and chambers (Prov. 7:27); the path of the wicked
leads to this abode (Prov. 5:5).
Isaiah expected “death” to be ended when the Lord’s full kingship would be
established: “He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears
from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth:
for the Lord hath spoken it” (Isa. 25:8). Paul argued on the basis of Jesus’ resurrection
that this event had already taken place (1 Cor. 15:54), but John looked forward to the
hope of the resurrection when God would wipe away our tears (Rev. 21:4).
$
means “death.” One occurrence is in Ps. 79:11: “Let the sighing of the
prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those
that are appointed to die [literally, sons of death]” (cf. Ps. 102:20).
"
refers to “death.”
"
appears in Jer. 16:4: “They shall die of grievous
deaths …” (cf. Ezek. 28:8).
DECEIT
(
(
/
, 7723), “deceit; deception; malice; falsity; vanity; emptiness.” The 53
occurrences of
(
are primarily in poetry.
The basic meaning of this word is “deceit” or “deception,” “malice,” and “falsehood.”
This meaning emerges when
(
is used in a legal context: “Put not thine hand with the
wicked to be an
$
$
witness” (Exod. 23:1). Used in cultic contexts, the word
bears these same overtones but may be rendered variously. For example, in Ps. 31:6 the
word may be rendered “vain” (
KJV
, “lying”), in the sense of “deceitful” (cf. Ezek. 12:24).
Eliphaz described the ungodly as those who trust in “emptiness” or “deception,” though
they gain nothing but emptiness as a reward for that trust (Job 15:31).
TO DELIVER
A. Verbs.
(
"
, 5414), “to deliver, give, place, set up, lay, make, do.” This verb occurs in
the different Semitic languages in somewhat different forms. The form
occurs not
only in Aramaic (including in the Bible) and in Hebrew (in all periods). The related forms
$
(Akkadian) and
(Phoenician) are also attested. These verbs occur about
2,010 times in the Bible.
First,
represents the action by which something is set going or actuated.
Achsah asked her father Caleb to “give” her a blessing, such as a tract of land with
abundant water, as her dowry; she wanted him to “transfer” it from his possession to hers
(Josh. 15:19). There is a technical use of this verb without an object: Moses instructs
Israel to “give” generously to the man in desperate need (Deut. 15:10). In some instances,
can mean to “send forth,” as in “sending forth” a fragrance (Song of Sol. 1:12).
When used of a liquid, the word means to “send forth” in the sense of “spilling,” for
example, to spill blood (Deut. 21:8).
:
also has a technical meaning in the area of jurisprudence, meaning to hand
something over to someone—for example, “to pay” (Gen. 23:9) or “to loan” (Deut.