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Question about Aramaic word, mulkana - yaaqub - 01-03-2008
Shlama,
Can anyone tell me if the word "mulkana" (Lexicon: 11913) can be translated as "declaration" and still carry the same meaning as "promise" as in Galatians 3:18?
"If the inheritance is by means of the Law, then it is no longer by means of the declaration [the declared thing, the promised thing], but God granted it to Abraham by means of the declaration."
Does this make sense?
Re: Question about Aramaic word, mulkana - gbausc - 01-03-2008
Shlama Akhi Yaakub,
Well, mulkana can be mean "promise" or "declaration", but it can't be translated "declaration" and still mean "promise".
A promise is a declaration, but a declaration is not necessarily a promise. It could be simply a statement of fact.
What God gave to Abraham was more than a declaration of fact; it was a promise.
Make sense?
Dave Bauscher
Re: Question about Aramaic word, mulkana - Paul Younan - 01-03-2008
"Mulkana" also can mean "property/goods", but only if in the plural ("mul-kan-eh")
Re: Question about Aramaic word, mulkana - yaaqub - 01-03-2008
Shlama,
gbausc Wrote:Make sense?
Dave, thanks, yes this makes sense.
Paul Younan Wrote:"Mulkana" also can mean "property/goods", but only if in the plural ("mul-kan-eh")
Paul, thank you for this additional note.
Re: Question about Aramaic word, mulkana - Paul Younan - 01-04-2008
yaaqub Wrote:Paul, thank you for this additional note.
Akhi Yaaqub,
A nice play on words with "Yartutha" ("inheritance") and the alternate meaning of "Mulkaneh" ("property"), no ? <!-- s
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