Body Part Metaphors/Idioms in Biblical Hebrew

Various people have written on this topic, including David Steinberg, Jean-Marc Babut, Cornelius Marthinus van den Heever, and our own Andy Warren-Rothlin.

I have put together a few notes myself on the topic:

And here is an interesting article as well:

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Body parts/organs in the Bible often refer to emotions or other aspects of human experience. Hans Walter Wolff (Anthropology of the Old Testament) long ago made a good start on this theme, but a further study of those usually translated as "heart" and "mind" is especially interesting. About the Contributor Part of Series: Culture and tradition Categories: Biblical and Cultural Studies Tags: culture