Interesting points about tov - good and ra - evil
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 11:05 pm
Interesting points about tov - good and ra - evil mentioned in the below quote:
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The OT usage - of Good (tov) is functional and evil (ra) is the opposite dysfunctional. This sheds a lot of light on what evil is.Ancient Hebrew Word Meanings
Good ~ tov
By Jeff A. Benner
From: http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/27_good.html
What does "good" mean? The first use of this word is in Genesis chapter one where calls his handiwork "good". It should always be remembered that the Hebrews often relate descriptions to functionality. The word tov would best be translated with the word "functional". When looked at his handiwork he did not see that it was "good", he saw that it was functional, kind of like a well oiled and tuned machine. In contrast to this word is the Hebrew word "ra". These two words, tov and ra are used for the tree of the knowledge of "good" and "evil". While "ra" is often translated as evil it is best translated as "dysfunctional".
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