1990
DOI: 10.1163/156853390x00154
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"Heel" and "Thigh": the Concept of Sexuality in the Jacob-Esau Narratives

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“…In Judges 5-Deborah's hymn of praise to Jael-Sisera is described as falling down and lying "between [Jael's] feet" (v. 27). Considering the word "feet" (raglayim) in Hebrew is sometimes used as a euphemism for genitals (Haupt 1921;Smith 1990;Schipper 2009), 6 Jael's murder of Sisera may have involved some form of sexual engagement, even sexual aggression (e.g. see Yee 1993).…”
Section: "Promiscuous Virgin"? Fluid and Unstable Social Meanings Of The Virgin And The Whorementioning
confidence: 99%
“…In Judges 5-Deborah's hymn of praise to Jael-Sisera is described as falling down and lying "between [Jael's] feet" (v. 27). Considering the word "feet" (raglayim) in Hebrew is sometimes used as a euphemism for genitals (Haupt 1921;Smith 1990;Schipper 2009), 6 Jael's murder of Sisera may have involved some form of sexual engagement, even sexual aggression (e.g. see Yee 1993).…”
Section: "Promiscuous Virgin"? Fluid and Unstable Social Meanings Of The Virgin And The Whorementioning
confidence: 99%
“…41 Bu köke bağlanan isim bilginlerce "hilekâr, topuk tutan, çelme takan" şeklinde anlaşılmıştır. Dolayısıyla, Yakup'un gençliğinde ağabeyi Esav'ın ilk doğan oluşu ve babası İshak'ı kandırarak seçilmişliği elde etmesi, 42 "hilekâr" anlamına gelen bu isimde tezahür eder. Diğer taraftan, Yahudi alimlerinin önemli bir kısmı, ismin etimolojik kökünü göz ardı ederek, bu ismin "galip, muzaffer" anlamına geldiğini ifade etmiştir.…”
Section: İslam Geleneği̇nde âL-i̇ İmran Suresi̇ 93 Ayete Dai̇r Yorumlarunclassified