On Lips and Tongues in Ancient Hebrew

This article traces the semantic development of the words śāp̄ah ‘lip’ and lāšon ‘tongue’ through Biblical, Late Biblical, Qumran, and Mishnaic Hebrew. Two semantic changes occupy the focus of this analysis: First, by the time of Mishnaic Hebrew, śāp̄ah had lost its meanings related to the lip’s ass...

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Main Author: Landman, Yael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Vetus Testamentum
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Issue: 1, Pages: 66-77
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Old Testament / Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls / Mishnah / Hebrew language / Noun / śafah / lashon / Semantics
IxTheo Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B Ancient Hebrew semantics lip tongue
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