I see that you have been studying. This is good.
I like what you have referenced.
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Ishi and Baali can both mean "my husband", but with different connotations. Ishi, literally, "my man", implies a relationship based on love; but Balli, literally, "my master", can also refer to a relationship based on fear of a superior.
There's one opinion to enter into your mental data base. And, except for what may be perceived as indirectly suggesting a limit on how baal may be understood, I have no problem with it. But translating baal as Master in every case may not be a good idea.
Here's just one example of a place where rendering baal as Master might not work too well: "... the woman ... she is a man's
wife [baal]" Genesis 20:3. On second thought, it would be kinda cute to give it Master in this case.
if you look at Original Hebrew Scrolls, all of this is actually in Hosea 2:18 not in 2:16.
Uh oh. Now your slip is showing. There are no "original" Hebrew scrolls of any biblical book, including Hosea. And the original scrolls would have had neither the chapter and verse designations nor the Masoretic pronunciation marks.
But when you have your own way of translation (in this case KJV) alot can get changed or twisted...
My own way? Do you mean the KJV's own way? At any rate I have compared other versions and your source does not appear to disagree with any of them.
Our discussion, however, began with your assertion that:
A. - Baal can only be translated as Master, and
B. - Baali is not a Hebrew word.
I believe you understand this more fully now.
The Living Bible renders baali
"My Master." which I am sure would please you. But then, in the footnote it reads,
Literally, "my Baal," meaning "my Lord," but this was a tainted word because applied to idols, so it will no longer be used in referene to the true God.Which, evidently, it was at that time.
Well, there's one more opinion to enter into your data base. Hope it doesn't mess up your theory too much.
Thank you for your response.
db
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