Vowel Points are not Words – Strong's #8292 (#1 of 2)

Chris McCann
Judges 5:16Jeremiah 18:16

Strong's #8292 is one of the two numbers Gunther gave when he said that vowel points were words. He gave #8292 as proof of that.

We will check out the this first Strong's number given (#8292) in the Bible. And following we will check out the second number he gave.

Strong's #8292 is found two times. The first is in Judges 5:16. Here is the verse in Hebrew:

טזלָ֣מָּה יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ בֵּ֚ין הַֽמִּשְׁפְּתַ֔יִם לִשְׁמֹ֖עַ שְׁרִק֣וֹת עֲדָרִ֑ים לִפְלַגּ֣וֹת רְאוּבֵ֔ן גְּדוֹלִ֖ים חִקְרֵי־לֵֽב:

This word "שְׁרִק֣וֹת" located in about the middle of the verse above is Strong's #8292. In the King James Bible it is translated as "bleatings".

Again, Strong's #8292 is only found twice in the O.T. The second time is in Jeremiah 18:16a:

לָשׂ֥וּם אַרְצָ֛ם לְשַׁמָּ֖ה שְׁרִיק֣וֹת (כתיב שְׁרִוקֹ֣ת) עוֹלָ֑ם

Strong's #8292 is the 2nd word from the left. Here it is:

שְׁרִיק֣וֹת

Strong's #8292 is one of the numbers Gunther gave when he said that vowel points were words. He gave #8292 as proof of that.

As is evident, Strong's #8292 is not a vowel point. It is a fully developed Hebrew word with several consonants.

Question to Gunther: why did you say Strong's #8292 is a vowel point rather than the word it clearly is? I do not understand why you would do this. Please explain. It really should not take you much time at all. If you are mistaken then that should be stated.

Thank you.

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