Tovey: Hit/Beat or Strike?

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Aug 15, 2022 at 15:33

You wrote:

>'Striking the neck'

In Arabic the word "strike" as in "he strikes" is يخبط or Yakhbat

Check this:

https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%B7/

The word in the verse is the plural of يضرب or Yadrab: Hit/Beat

Check this link:

https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D9%8A%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8/

So does يضرب = يخبط? Any guesses?

I believe in Arabic there is difference (also as per Lisan al-'Arab) and the word in the verse really means: Hit/Beat

I hope this helps

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