tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912671205860906030.post4023391492328730348..comments2024-02-07T17:33:01.029-07:00Comments on Scriptural Commentary: Hosea 2:16Suzanne Bennerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10390209922646950758noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3912671205860906030.post-49541247397295623402012-06-22T12:50:41.688-06:002012-06-22T12:50:41.688-06:00Just as a point of linguistic interest, the suffix...Just as a point of linguistic interest, the suffix -li on the end of a word in Hebrew indicates a personal relationship to the thing that is being spoken of. So in this verse, the word ish (man) compared with the word Baal (master) with the suffix -li (to me) shows the personal relationship of how God is regarded by the way He is addressed. Thanks for the thoughtful analysis of this and all your other commentaries. I appreciate reading them.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468423974821282524noreply@blogger.com