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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI
[2017]
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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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