The Notion of Picture as the Meaning of the Hebrew Core. Contribution to the Question of the (un)Translatability of the Hebrew Bible Cover Image

Obraz jako sens hebrajskiego rdzenia. Przyczynek do kwestii (nie)przetłumaczalności hebrajskiej Biblii
The Notion of Picture as the Meaning of the Hebrew Core. Contribution to the Question of the (un)Translatability of the Hebrew Bible

Author(s): Kamilla Termińska-Korzon
Subject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Verbinum
Keywords: image semantics; image analysis; Hebrew core; Bible; art of translation; text; communication; translational motion

Summary/Abstract: The biblical Hebrew is a constant source of linguistic and philosophical inspiration resulting from its unique characteristics. They grow to enormous difficulties for the Bible translators. The rich symbolism of graphemes, the ambiguity of lexemes, the lack of some grammatical tenses, the different semanticization of morphological formations, the flexibility of syntax, the saturation with phraseologisms and rhetorical figures as well as the deeply internalized tradition – all assume a specific approach to the analysis of the sacred language of Judaism. The fundamental difference in the morphology of Semitic languages (including the biblical Hebrew) and Indo-European languages requires different methods of analysis. The always approximate restitution of the image contained in the nucleus clarifies the meanings of verbal and nominal lexemes derived directly from it. Its effectiveness is confirmed by meticulous analyses of the four Hebrew cores.

  • Issue Year: 152/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 250-264
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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