What Are the “Long Nostrils” of YHWH?

The mention of YHWH's “nostrils” (ʾapayīm) in the Bible is classically interpreted as a metonymy of the face and/or a metaphor for anger. The reference to their length and even to their elongation, however, rules out any entirely satisfying explanation in this semantic context. If this term is...

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Main Author: Amzalag, Nisim 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2017]
In: Religions
Year: 2017, Volume: 8, Issue: 9, Pages: 1-15
Further subjects:B metaphor theory
B nostrils
B Metallurgy
B body of God
B tuyères
B ancient Yahwism
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