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|    Re: DOLF eats hagelslag (11/30)    |
|    10 Jul 25 06:38:22    |
   
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   >>> *TRANSGRESSION* (*NATION* *AGAINST* *NATION*); 1c) *TRANSGRESSION*   
   >>> (*AGAINST* *GOD*); 1c1) in general; 1c2) as recognised by sinner;   
   >>> 1c3) as God deals with it; 1c4) as God forgives; 1d) guilt of   
   >>> transgression; 1e) punishment for transgression; 1f) offering for   
   >>> transgression;   
   >>>   
   >>> #374 - MALE TOTAL: #354 as [#300, #6, #2, #10, #50, #6] = shâbâh   
   >>> (H7617): {UMBRA: #307 % #41 = #20} 1) *TO* *TAKE* *CAPTIVE*; 1a)   
   >>> (Qal); 1a1) to take captive; 1a2) captive (participle); 1a3) to lead   
   >>> captive; 1b) (Niphal) to be taken captive;   
   >>>   
   >>> #183 - ONTIC TOTAL: #186 as [#7, #70, #100, #6] /   
   >>> #583 - FEME TOTAL: #178 as [#6, #400, #7, #70, #100] = zâʻaq (H2199):   
   >>> {UMBRA: #177 % #41 = #13} 1) *TO* *CRY*, *CRY* *OUT*, *CALL*, *CALL*   
   >>> *FOR* *HELP*; 1a) (Qal); 1a1) to call (to one's aid); 1a2) to cry,   
   >>> cry out (in need); 1b) (Niphal) *TO* *BE* *ASSEMBLED*, *BE* *CALLED*   
   >>> *TOGETHER*, *BE* *JOINED* *TOGETHER*; 1c) (Hiphil); 1c1) to call,   
   >>> call out, call together, *SUMMON*; 1c2) to make a crying, proclaim;   
   >>> 1c3) *TO* *HAVE* *A* *PROCLAMATION* *MADE*; 1c4) to call out to, call   
   >>> out at;   
   >>>   
   >>> #554 - ONTIC TOTAL: #186 as [#400, #50, #8, #40, #50, #6] = nâcham   
   >>> (H5162): {UMBRA: #98 % #41 = #16} 1) *TO* *BE* *SORRY*, *CONSOLE*   
   >>> *ONESELF*, *REPENT*, *REGRET*, *COMFORT*, *BE* *COMFORTED*; 1a)   
   >>> (Niphal); 1a1) to be sorry, be moved to pity, have compassion; 1a2)   
   >>> to be sorry, rue, suffer grief, repent; 1a3) to comfort oneself, be   
   >>> comforted; 1a4) to comfort oneself, ease oneself; 1b) (Piel) to   
   >>> comfort, console; 1c) (Pual) to be comforted, be consoled; 1d)   
   >>> (Hithpael); 1d1) to be sorry, have compassion; 1d2) to rue, repent   
   >>> of; 1d3) to comfort oneself, be comforted; 1d4) to ease oneself;   
   >>>   
   >>> #1181 - MALE TOTAL: #354 as [#80, #100, #70, #5, #30, #80, #9, #7,   
   >>> #800] = proelpíz   
    (G4276): {UMBRA: #1182 % #41 = #34} 1) to *HOPE*   
   >>> before;   
   >>>   
   >>> #186 - ONTIC TOTAL: #186 as [#6, #40, #80, #50, #10] /   
   >>> #206 - ONTIC TOTAL: #186 as [#6, #40, #80, #50, #10, #20] = pânîym   
   >>> (H6440): {UMBRA: #180 % #41 = #16} 1) *FACE*; 1a) face, faces; 1b)   
   >>> presence, person; 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim); 1d) face (of   
   >>> animals); 1e) face, surface (of ground); 1f) as adv of loc/temp; 1f1)   
   >>> before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from   
   >>> beforetime, before; 1g) with prep; 1g1) in front of, before, to the   
   >>> front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front   
   >>> of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of;   
   >>>   
   >>> #102 - ONTIC TOTAL: #186 as [#30, #2, #50, #20] = bên (H1121):   
   >>> {UMBRA: #52 % #41 = #11} 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group;   
   >>> 1a) son, male child; 1b) grandson; 1c) *CHILDREN* (pl. - male and   
   >>> female); 1d) youth, young men (pl.); 1e) young (of animals); 1f) sons   
   >>> (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men]   
   >>> or sons of God [for angels]; 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.); 1h) of   
   >>> lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.); 1i) a member of a   
   >>> guild, order, class;   
   >>>   
   >>> #616 - ONTIC TOTAL: #186 as [#40, #10, #50, #10, #100, #6, #400] =   
   >>> yânaq (H3243): {UMBRA: #160 % #41 = #37} 1) to suckle, nurse, suck;   
   >>> 1a) (Qal); 1a1) to suck; 1a2) suckling, *BABE* (subst); 1b) (Hiphil);   
   >>> 1b1) to give suck to, nurse; 1b2) nursing, nursing woman, nurse   
   >>> (participle);   
   >>>   
   >>> #599 - ONTIC TOTAL: #186 as [#1, #3, #1, #80, #8, #200, #1, #300, #5] /   
   >>> #980 - ONTIC TOTAL: #352 as [#1, #3, #1, #80, #800, #40, #5, #50] =   
   >>> agapá   
    (G25): {UMBRA: #886 % #41 = #25} 1) of persons; 1a) to   
   >>> welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, *TO* *LOVE* *DEARLY*; 2) of   
   >>> things; 2a) to be well pleased, to be contented at or with a thing;   
   >>>   
   >>> #1172 - FEME TOTAL: #281 as [#6, #30, #40, #6, #80, #400, #10, #600]   
   >>> = môwphêth (H4159): {UMBRA: #526 % #41 = #34} 1) wonder, sign,   
   >>> miracle, portent; 1a) *WONDER* (*AS* *A* *SPECIAL* *DISPLAY* *OF*   
   >>> *GOD'S* *POWER*); 1b) sign, token (of future event);   
   >>>   
   >>> #1141 - MALE TOTAL: #343 as [#70, #6, #50, #400, #10, #5, #600] =   
   >>> ʻâvôn (H5771): {UMBRA: #126 % #41 = #3} 1) perversity, depravity,   
   >>> iniquity, guilt or punishment of iniquity; 1a) iniquity; 1b) guilt of   
   >>> iniquity, guilt (as great), guilt (of condition); 1c) *CONSEQUENCE*   
   >>> *OF* *OR* *PUNISHMENT* *FOR* *INIQUITY*;   
   >>>   
   >>> DOLF: "What is the meaning of the phrase: "EXPUNGED FROM THE BOOK OF   
   >>> LIFE"?"   
   >>>   
   >>> COPILOT @ 1847 HRS ON 2 JULY 2025: "The phrase "expunged from the   
   >>> Book of Life" carries deep symbolic and theological weight,   
   >>> especially within Judeo-Christian traditions. Here's a breakdown of   
   >>> its layered meaning:   
   >>>   
   >>> THE "BOOK OF LIFE": This is a metaphorical or spiritual ledger   
   >>> mentioned in both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. It   
   >>> represents a divine record of those who are destined for eternal   
   >>> life, righteousness, or divine favor.   
   >>>   
   >>> • In Exodus 32:32–33, Moses pleads with God to forgive   
   >>> Israel’s sin or else “blot me out of the book You have written.”   
   >>> • In Psalm 69:28, David prays that the wicked be   
   “blotted out   
   >>> of the Book of Life.”   
   >>> • In Revelation 3:5, Jesus promises not to blot out the   
   name   
   >>> of the one who overcomes.   
   >>> • Revelation 20:15 warns that anyone not found in the   
   Book of   
   >>> Life is cast into the lake of fire.   
   >>>   
   >>> "EXPUNGED" — A LEGAL AND MORAL SEVERANCE: To be expunged means to be   
   >>> completely erased, as if one’s name was never there. In this context,   
   >>> it implies:   
   >>>   
   >>> • Loss of divine favor or salvation   
   >>> • Severance from the community of the righteous   
   >>> • A moral or spiritual disqualification, often due to   
   >>> persistent rebellion, corruption, or tampering with sacred truth (as   
   >>> in Revelation 22:19)   
   >>>   
   >>> INTERPRETIVE NUANCES: There’s debate among theologians about whether   
   >>> names can truly be removed:   
   >>>   
   >>> • Some argue the Book is immutable—those written in it   
   are   
   >>> eternally secure.   
   >>> • Others see the warnings as real: apostasy or grave sin   
   >>> could lead to expulsion.   
   >>> • Some interpret the phrase as litotes—a rhetorical   
   device   
   >>> meaning “your name will certainly remain” by stating the opposite   
   >>> won’t happen.   
   >>>   
   >>> SYMBOLIC IMPLICATION: To be “expunged from the Book of Life” is to be   
   >>> cut off from the divine narrative—no longer part of the cosmic memory   
   >>> of redemption. It’s not just about punishment, but about   
   >>> disconnection from meaning, belonging, and eternal continuity.   
   >>>   
   >>> If you’re exploring this phrase in a philosophical, literary, or   
   >>> metaphysical context, it opens up fascinating questions about   
   >>> identity, memory, and moral consequence. Would you like to explore   
   >>> how this concept maps onto other traditions or symbolic systems?"   
   >>>   
   >>> DOLF: "Can it also mean "going to the grave" or hell as a place of no   
   >>> return?"   
   >>>   
   >>> COPILOT @ 1849 HRS ON 2 JULY 2025: "Yes, in many theological and   
   >>> symbolic interpretations, being “expunged from the Book of Life” is   
   >>> closely associated with irreversible separation from divine presence,   
   >>> which can be understood as:   
   >>>   
      
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