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Posted by Bob on January 08, 2004

In Reply to: UT - 42. posted by Lewis the Googler on January 08, 2004

: : : : : : Hello dear friends
: : : : : : I came upon this MT while translating an article about biblical subject.
: : : : : : examples:
: : : : : : The first Hebrew word of Psalm 2:12 MT is clear enough
: : : : : : or
: : : : : : Unexplained MT "im lo" in vs. 2 fulfills a semantic and metrical function when attached to the end of vs. 1.

: : : : : : I could not find an acronym that could make sense here.
: : : : : : My thanks to you

: : : : : MT = Masoretic Text. There are several versions of the Old Testament, and each differs slightly from the other. The Masoretic Text version is favoured by Christians. See: www.taylor-edu.ca/codex/REL102/pdfs/Text_Canon_handouts.pdf

: : : :
: : : : Thank you so much Shae - you helped me so much.
: : : : by the way - do you understand Hebrew?
: : : : You may well be able to help me in another abbreviation: UT, 'nt:II:25-26 ymlu lbh bsmht
: : : : This is some kind of ancient text but I could not find which. Does not look Biblical or from New Testimony to me.
: : : : Thanks again

: : : And I refer only to the UT.
: : : Thank you

: : Sorry, Miri, I don't understand Hebrew. I googled the passage you quote without success.

: UT seems to be Utah or Univeristy of Texas in most usages. However, there is a font called 'UT Hebrew' (UniType). The UT as in university has a lot of references to its Hebrew studies.
: I also found that UT is a Hebrew lemma or root-word.
: There did not appear to be a text called the 'UT', but it might be worth changing the search parameters.

: I am amazed at how lazy some people on here can be - (not you, Miri) - using search engines, a lot of general equiries can be answered quite quicky - and much quicker than waititng for somebody to post on here. My "Deep Thought" level knowledge often comes from 5 minutes or less googling.

Some people want a definitive answer, and turn to experts (real, quasi-, semi-, or self-proclaimed) because they mistrust the unedited ocean of Google, which can turn up misinformation by the boatload. The experts may in fact turn to Google to pursue the answer, but (at least in theory) with a background that lets them sift through the blather more effectively.

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