QUOTE(101 @ Jun 3 2005, 05:03 PM)
Why do some depictions of Moses show him with ram's horns coming out of his head?
The explanation below can be found at
http://paracleteforum.org/archive/Pictures...swithhorns.html This image derives from a mistranslation of the Hebrew word qaran (H7160) in Exodus 34:29 (see also Ex 34:30,35) by Jerome in the Latin Vulgate. The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon says that this Hebrew verb means to:
1) (Qal) send out rays
2) (Hiphil) display (grow) horns (be fully developed).
Qaran is derived from H7161, which is a noun meaning "horn." Jerome took the basic meaning of the word and neglected its derived meaning of "to emit rays." Many times in Hebrew one must assign the meaning of a word based on its context. In Psalm 69:31 qaran is used to describe an ox or young bull. There the translation as "horn" is appropriate. But in Exodus 34:29 qaran is used in conjunction with the phrase "skin of his face." From the context of following versus the meaning as "horns" is not supported. The Apostle Paul understood this to mean "shone" and not "grew horns" as can be seen from 2 Corinthians 3:7-13.
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The story of the horns being apon Moses head was taken from the "Torah" the Jewish Bible. Which pre-dates the Quran. When Moses came down from the mountain after seeing God, horns had grown apon his head.
Moses wrote the Torah. I don't think he would have even said, he had horns apon his head, unless they were there for real. The Hebrews saw these horns and this is why he wore a veil over his face.