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2. THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE HEBREW FORMS OF MaHMaD AND HiMDaH, AND
THEIR SIGNIFICATIONS
I am convinced that the only way to understand the
sense and the spirit of the Bible is to study it from an Islamic
point of view. It is only then that the real nature of the
Divine Revelation can be understood, appreciated, and loved.
It is only then, too, that the spurious, the false, and the
heterogeneous elements interpolated in it can be discovered
in their blackest features and eliminated. And it is from
this point of view that I welcome this Greek word "eudokia,"
which in its true and literal signification admirably corres-
ponds to the Hebrew "Mahmad, Mahamod, Himdah," and
"Hemed" so frequently used in the Old Testament.
(a) Hamad. This verb, which is constituted of three
THEIR SIGNIFICATIONS
I am convinced that the only way to understand the
sense and the spirit of the Bible is to study it from an Islamic
point of view. It is only then that the real nature of the
Divine Revelation can be understood, appreciated, and loved.
It is only then, too, that the spurious, the false, and the
heterogeneous elements interpolated in it can be discovered
in their blackest features and eliminated. And it is from
this point of view that I welcome this Greek word "eudokia,"
which in its true and literal signification admirably corres-
ponds to the Hebrew "Mahmad, Mahamod, Himdah," and
"Hemed" so frequently used in the Old Testament.
(a) Hamad. This verb, which is constituted of three