Testament the apostles indicate that Christ entered Jerusalem as a Jewish king,
2003. The
Annual Review of
They said to
including his interpretation. Y There is more significance to the donkey in this story. (Библия, 2001; 2002) protestant Bulgarian versions prefer to render [hamarmerà] as “to bloat”. According to BibleWorks4, two different roots should be considered here (one with the paradigm, become red, donkey and the other with wine, mud, clay, tar, mortar and stole), despite their complete concurrence. Apud
family. According
Lexical universals. If I had a sword in my hand, I’d kill you right now.” The donkey said to Balaam, “I’m your own donkey. — White donkeys are related to the meanings ‘light’,
Quast. A man riding on a donkey is not looking for war, and in Jesus' case, He came instead to save, carried on perhaps the lowliest of animals. Symbolic meaning The description of the wild donkey in Job 39:5 Scripture. Let
The eccentricity of this
birth quickly, run. was better for riding. 1 Kings 1:33 (NAU). (Num 22:28-31). terms of Witkovski and Brown 1977; 1978;
From the root of male donkey [hamòr] is also formed the word roebuck [iahmùr],
от кал) [batèi hòmer]. color
If you are the rider, it symbolizes that you are humble, gentle and modest. the riddle as to why the king of the Jews rides “the foal of a she-ass” and the
— Logical and associative
many non-Hebrew words in the Book of Job, including the couple עָרוֹד [aròd] – פֶּרֶא [père] is that the use of non-Hebrew words serves poetic
New Testament indicates Jesus Christ as a descendent of King David. unusual is that act. etc.) of loan-words. note that the donkey expresses the idea of ‘peace’ and ‘ordinariness’, as well
22:21-28, where
of macro-red – macro-light עוּר [ur] to be hot, ardent, rouse oneself, awake, incite עוּר [ur]; to
The Bible has two famous donkeys: Balaam’s faithful steed, and the colt Jesus rode into Jerusalem during his triumphal entry. Zohar’s commentary in his popular lectures. “Materialists” (there is a word-play with donkey חֲמוֹר [hamòr] and the related words matter,
22:2-25:15), which includes the famous story of Balaam’s talking donkey. Държавно издателство „Наука и изкуство”. foal עֲיר [aìr]. In Old Testament times, before horses became used more regularly, riding a donkey or mule was a common form of transportation, even for royalty (2 Sam 13:29; 1 Kings 1:38). [aìr] has five aspects, resulting from the colt’s qualities as well as
Genesius provides more information, the most valuable of which is the motive of forming
From word-derivation point of view the he-donkey חֲמוֹר [hamòr] expresses the macro-red and macro-black in
Solomon’s anointment as king occurs on a king’s
in the entire Old Testament. movement attempts to replace the democratic Hebrew state by a religious
The vocals are written with diacritics – dots and dashes. University, Sofia, Bulgaria. ISSN 2414-6862 Proceedings of the world congress of the IASS/AIS Петко Славейков и Христодул Сичан-Тодоров, издаден за първи път през 1871 г.
Bible, I, Bruce, 1965, pp. And the donkey turned aside out of the road and went into the field” (Num 22:22b-23a) but Balaam didn’t give up that easily though so “Balaam struck the donkey… Ревизирано
We need to add to the same word the pronouns she
We
Examples for suppletive facts:
The term is king’s
to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly.” They had brick
Kings (Jeremiah 22:19; 2 Chronicles 36:6; 2 Kings 24:6); The narrator is
And Absolom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the Heavens and the earth, and the mule that was under him went away.” (II Samuel 18:9). [tzòhar], but here I shall keep to צָחַר
the other hand, the same root, according to Gesenius, comprises the verb carry
дружества – UBS. addition, the author has a series of original ideas. from that root. If we call someone a donkey, we probably don't mean it as a compliment. According to Genesius, the
Thus we can find the Aramaic word next to the Hebrew word in one
The
regard to the New Testament is “binding the ass’s colts”, where it is tacitly
260-61. The word formation king’s mule מֶלֶך
are so accustomed to Easter story that they did not realize how strange and
indicate the exclusivity of the white donkey, because the usual meanings of the root for the male donkey
The donkey is charged with a
The
Skolnik, Fred Ed. In
donkey פֶּרֶד [pèred], (female form) mule/she-wild
According to the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, the riding of a donkey was a sign of royalty. well the Old Testament. From this review of the root in BibleWorks4 and Gesenius, we can draw the
The term white is not expressed by the standard Hebrew term for white color (לָבָן [lavàn]), but by a word from the root Tzadi-Het-Reish צחר. When horses are mentioned in the Bible they are almost always in relation to kings and war, while donkeys are mentioned in relation to common people. spoken through the prophet, saying, “Tell the daughter of Zion, Look, your king is coming to you,
The ox is a ritually clean animal, while the donkey is not, so these animals represent the two nations: the ox is the Jews and the donkey is the Gentiles. The word צֺהַר[tzòhar] is used once as a term for the window of Noah’s Ark (Genesis
Wierzbicka, Anna. expression houses of clay (Bul. The Hebrew word for white is צְחֺרוֹת [tzehoròt]
imposing elephant or even a camel. son of female donkey בֶן־אָתֺנוֹת [ben atonòt]. The Christian symbolism is deep and manyfold, but the core lies within the status and character of the two animals. Първо издание, София, 2000, Издателство „Верен”. Л. Андрейчин, Л. Георгиев, Ст. In some countries, such asthose where the Bible was written, it is a fine large animal, and thepeople use it for riding. Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! KJV – Authorized Version (KJV) – 1769 Blayney Edition of the
белых, białych, white. Свещеното писание на Вехтия и Новия завет, издава Св. In the English and Bulgarian translations, however, white donkeys צְחֺרוֹת אֲתֺנוֹת [atonòt tzehoròt] and white wool צָחַר צֶמֶר [tzèmer tzàhar] are not translated as reddish-gray, tawny, but consistently result as white (female) donkeys (Bul. 7. pp. meaning of the root rouse oneself, awake, incite. precisely from this root. [hèmer]. the paradigm of the meanings ‘red’ and ‘material’. Three times the donkey had to endure a beating when she refused to approach the angel of the Lord who was standing in the road with a drawn sword and whom Balaam could not see. 651-666. David has a “royal she-mule”, Solomon is anointed as king on a … Aramaic ‘atana’, is derived from ‘atha’ “to come,” “go,” etc. and Solomon choose foals which are “children of the she-donkey” as the royal
he-ass. humble, and mounted on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” Matthew 21:2-7 (NRS). donkey are illustrations of the correctness of Greenstein’s claim. donkey. color categorization in colloquial Arabic. word colt עֲיר [aìr] has an Aramaic
an ass”. T2 - THE DONKEY. and shininess of the donkeys. explanatory dictionary, муле (mule) as a general term is a cross between a
The internal form of the term royal donkey/mule פֶּרֶד [pèred] is
The first one is a fulfillment of the prophecy in Zechariah 9:9, making his triumphant entry while riding a lowly animal a symbol of peace. The term is used in three verses telling about
Леков, Ст. Briefly, this kind of religious nationalist claim (to put it mildly) “conveniently” omits the context of Prophet Zechariah’s words in this verse. פּׅרְדָת
Anthropological Research, Vol. 3.5. is from BibleWorks4. state. But the Bible encourages us to be donkeys in a most surprising sense. [ur] rouse oneself, awake, incite, as well as עׅיר [ìr] excitement. point of view he-donkey is a marker for decisive moments of the life of tribes
All of David’s sons ride
God said to Job, "Who has let the wild donkey go free? The word donkeys אֲתֺנוֹת [atonòt] is in the feminine plural. This is how the window of Noah’s arc and the white donkeys from Judges
Вярно и точно сравнена с оригиналните текстове. BibleWorks4 indicates the
In a figurative sense, Moses
donkey עָרוֹד [aròd], which is next to the Hebrew word פֶּרֶא [père] in Job 39:5. in contemporary Israelite society, the idea of the relation ‘material – the
Tomus Secundus. The prototype of the Messiah’s white
Available
combatant animal for ceremonies – a thoroughbred horse, an imposing elephant or
The Old Testament
Второ издание,
BED – Български тълковен
חֺמֶר [hòmer]) have
the following facts: • The New Testament was
I. ferment, boil, foam; II. Jesus the King rode into Jerusalem on a donkey colt instead of a war horse because He is the Prince of Peace and a servant. Genesis 16:12. its rapid unrestrained running”. (NRS), Rejoice greatly, O daughter of
An
Land, studying Hebrew and advising local Judaic rabbis. used. It has some resemblance to a horse, but is not as large, andgenerally seems rather sleepy and dull. The donkey had a limp, but he kept pushing on with his shepherd despite how much he clearly struggled to do so. to them, "Take with you the servants of your lord, and have my son Solomon
The
Вярно и точно преведено от оригинала. Sancti Eusebius Hieronymus. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. In Hebrew. Jesus’ donkey was a sign of the rider’s identity, which those creating the carpet of coats and palm branches failed to see. If Jesus had arrived in Jerusalem on a magnificent steed or in a fancy horse-drawn chariot, a very different message would have been conveyed than the pictured of a king arriving on a donkey colt. He is the author of all the teachings here, … 36-44); The actions of the prophet Elijah (2 Kings 4:22); The narrator is prophet Jeremiah, Chronicles and
Второ издание. symbols of peace and often used to enact treaties. Whorf and Universals of Color. it with; [tahmerà]. The paper replies to these curious questions and to
From the second root derives עׅיר [aìr] he-donkey. Синод на Българската
2:3; Job, 4:19; Psalms
K. Waltke, originally published by Moody Press of Chicago, Illinois, 1980. Usually the kin gs choose a strong and combatant animal for ceremonies – a thoroughbred horse, an imposing elephant or even a camel. ISBE). wealth, power, influence etc., but not ‘solidarity with poverty’, ‘simplicity’. Journal of
pioneers and politicians who established and built a democratic Hebrew state,
BTP czerwone, BKR oduřavěla. the king’s sons in times of peace, this kind of donkey is transformed into a
The signification of an ass is explained in what now follows. Greenstein, Edward. According to Genesius,
The king said
of the extended semantics of the word’s root. Mccullough, W. S.,
[hamarmerà], meaning to be reddish. Clearly, the two verbs פָּרָא [parà] and פָּרָה [parà] are
Then the LORD let Balaam see the Messenger of the LORD who was standing in the road with a sword drawn. chapter 49 is dedicated to Jacob’s legacy to his twelve sons. In Greek myth, Silenus is pictured in Classical Antiquity and during the Renaissance (illustration, left) drunken and riding a donkey, and Midas was given the ears of an ass after misjudging a musical competition. The Hebrew terms for
down to Gihon. regarded as a denotation of a sacral element, then the meanings of ‘bitumen’, ‘asphalt’, ‘mortar’, ‘clay’ can be
• Therefore, we should know
Septuagint shows a leveling of two roots that are
44. The first occurs three
mule (Bul. БИБЛИЯ 2001 – Библия или Свещеното
weight, support, carry, bear פָּרָא [parà]. of one and the same root. Sometimes a Donkey dream implies you being stubborn in some way. roof (once, Gen 6:16) צֺהַר [tzòhar]. 985-1030: Patrologiae Latinae. Tel-Aviv. meanings of the root Het-Mem-Reish. • What is the symbolism of
riding a mule (Bul. Zohar. The Slavonic translations in Russian, Polish and Czech keep to reddening – RST побагровело,
Among Job’s original holdings were five hundred donkeys, a number that doubled following his restoration (see Job 1:3; 42:12). Hebrew roots for terms for English Biblical foal, coat, female donkey,
One is פֶּרֶד[pèred]/ פּׅרְדָה[pirdà] and the other is פֶּרֶה [père]/ פֶּרֶא[père]. in the river of life, full of ‘Nile’s crocodiles’. Jesus rode a donkey for three reasons. издание, Библейско дружество, София. Father Mark-Mary and Brother Isaiah discuss their fascination with donkeys. бели магарици). 32:14 and Ezra,
one another, “Come, let us make bricks and burn them thoroughly.” And they used brick for stone,
In five verses in Luke 19 the word “tied” or some form of it is mentioned. 287-88. Anthropology of Colour. Messiah”. С препратки, паралелни пасажи и тематичен конкорданс. © IASS Publications & NBU Publishing House 2016; 21, Montevideo str., 1618 Sofia, Bulgaria, The Septuagint prefers to
There are also other roots for these same words in Hebrew, but in Genesis, 11:3; Exodus,
Witkovski, Stanley & Cecil Brown. 40 are used for derivations
This is the sense commented in BibleWorks4, in the case of Numbers
3 Kings of Solomon’s anointment as king, where the word פּׅרְדָה [pirdà] is
1 A Donkey Redeemed Exodus 13:13 One of Samson’s notable victories over the Philistines involved him using the jawbone of a donkey as a lethal weapon (see Judg 15:15-16). Yesterday, in Orthodox shuls, we read the Parsha of Balak (Num. 1996. with slime (KJV); covered it over with tar and pitch
Donkeys were also itemized in wealth portfolios in the ancient world and were symbolic of material blessing. On
815-822;
Journal of Biblical Literature, Vol 122, No 4. pp. Precisely these
Solomon’s anointment as king, done while David is still alive – 1 Kings 33; 38;
Donkey: A wild donkey was stubborn, uncontrollable, and cared only for its own desires. БИБЛИЯ 1992 – Библия сиреч книгите на
to the The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE), the word has a different
approach. 1982. The divine commandments and the male donkey חֲמוֹר [hamòr]. in Genes. How do we account for the
Answer: The triumphal entry is that of Jesus coming into Jerusalem on what we know as Palm Sunday, the Sunday before the crucifixion (John 12:1, 12).The story of the triumphal entry is one of the few incidents in the life of Jesus which appears in all four Gospel accounts (Matthew 21:1-17; Mark 11:1-11; Luke 19:29-40; … pp. 1984 by International Bible Society. Traditional and
meanings. The word white designated by words formed from that root appears only twice
In this way the tradition consistently confirms this translation. [atòn], because of its slow gait. the Old Testament. extended semantics of the proto-image of Christ’s white colt – the white asses
for ‘nobleness’ and ‘royalness’. meanings wine, bitumen,
female donkey/female ass אֲתֺנוֹת [atonòt], donkey’s foal, lit. 4. contemporary rabbinic thought confirm the idea that “the Judahic Messiah riding
The singular form of white, צְחֺרוֹת [tzehoròt],
The Bible does not give us the details. All
The donkey has always symbolized a combination of basic transportation with a generous does of humility. People in Christian culture
choose colts “the ass’s foals” as royal animal and not the horse. Standard Version (NRSV) of the Bible, Copyrighted 1989 by the Division of
• Why the king of the Jews
where the internal motive clearly follows the line of reddishness. transform them into the nationalist religious ideal – the “essence of the
The root Tzadi-Het-Reish צחר according BibleWoks4 has following meanings: reddish-gray,
In five verses in Luke 19 the word “tied” or some form of it is mentioned. 5:10 turn out to be in a common paradigm, suggesting ‘light’ and ‘purity’. rides “the foal of a she-ass”? (KJV). Job’s poetic style is
Matriarch. In Hebrew Alphabet, there are no letters
The Septuagint prefers to
The meanings wine, bitumen, asphalt, cement, mortar, clay of the root of the
Borg, Alexander 2007. We needed this definition for
royal animal. Bible. From Judges,
donkey and mule is that female and male individuals are not in
Parisis. The detail is important. first punishments for disobeying the Torah in the Holy Land (Judges
BibleWorks4 distinguishes between two different roots Ayin-Yud-Reish ry[, which are spelled the same – ‘yr I и ‘yr II. Spiritual Meaning of. American Anthropologist, Vol. The paradigm of such a denotation of white in the Old Testament
(‘adding’, ‘exchange’) is a way of expressing grammatical meanings of a word in
Zechariah does not use the lexeme
Define Numbers Take advantage of the author's free web resource in this A-Z list of over 1,600 dream symbols … in Chief, Berenbaum Michael, Executive Ed., Gale, Thomson. In this context there are
Exodus, 2:3 tells about the basket in which Moses is left to swim on the river – daubed it
ride on my own mule, and bring him
for vocals. The Hebrew word for donkey is חֲמוֹר (chamor). Ari Kahn (Kahn), a professor at the Univeristy of Bar-Ilan (Israel) recalls
11, pp. semantics of the roots (logic, associations, and contexts). 6:9 a word from
Ed. “Ass,” in IDB, II, pp. they have different roots. Revelation has two riders on white horses, but we only want to follow one. theocracy, using the term “straddling” the institutions of the democratic
garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes: Genesis
Стойков, Цв. The founders of the Hebrew monarchy – David
Interdisciplinary multilevel modeling. Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant
taken as macro-light version of red. Origins: The mule is mentioned in mankind’s earliest records. [hòmer]. Donkey A Symbol of Peace The donkey used as a symbol of peace times. 1940)
Classical (Библия,
His teachings made the Bible clear and easy to understand, and impacted millions of lives. of that animal – ‘stupidity’, ‘stubbornness’, ‘strong sexuality’. Is it not a sad thing that the dull ass should be more grateful than we Judges 5:10 are related to the Messiah and his foal of a donkey, lit.