In the Quest for the Face of YHWH / The Lord: About the Meanings of Biqqesh Panim
In Psalm 27:8 from the Hebrew Bible,1 the syntagm biqqesh panim appears twice, with reference to the quest of the Face of YHWH / The Lord. Since the sphere of meaning of both terms reaches at a certain moment a point of convergence, the phrase acquires a strong significance. Is this a simple c...
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| Language: | deu |
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Scientia Publishing House
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Acta Universitatis Sapientiae: Philologica |
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| Online Access: | https://acta.sapientia.ro/content/docs/163-08-175614.pdf |
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| Summary: | In Psalm 27:8 from the Hebrew Bible,1
the syntagm biqqesh panim
appears twice, with reference to the quest of the Face of YHWH / The Lord.
Since the sphere of meaning of both terms reaches at a certain moment a point
of convergence, the phrase acquires a strong significance. Is this a simple
construction or can it be considered an idiom, whose meaning surpasses the
cumulation of meanings of its term, acquiring the connotation of “striving for
the divine Presence” or “intense desire to meet YHWH / The Lord face to face”?
Our paper begins with the above question and aims to analyse the syntagm
and its meanings in different contexts, to identify and to give possible
arguments that would support its status of idiom and would open new
research perspectives on it. |
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| ISSN: | 2067-5151 2068-2956 |