Psalm 19/Notes/Lexical.V. 6.777054

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Sun-Bridegroom (Ps 19:6a)
Input 1: Sun Input 2: Bridegroom
Motion Rises in the east and sets in the west Exits his honeymoon-tent (חֻפָּה) in the morning (v. 6a, cf. Joel 2:16) and returns in the evening
Appearance Radiant, beautiful (cf. Song 6:10, where a beautiful bride is compared to the sun), perhaps wearing light as splendid clothing (cf. Ps 104:2) (cf. association of sun with תְּפְאֶרֶת in Isa 60:19-20) Dressed in fine clothes, including a turban (פְּאֵר cf. Isa 61:10)
Emotional association The rising of the sun causes people to rejoice (cf. Mal 3:20; Hymn to Egyptian sun god in COS 1.27; COS 1.25; cf. Sarna 1965, 174) Bridegrooms are joyful (e.g., מְשׂוֹשׂ חָתָן in Isa 62:5; Jer 7:34; 16:9; 33:11), and the joyful occasion of their marriage brings joy to others (cf. SDBH: often associated with joy)
Blend
The bridegroom-sun
Implicatures
  • The bridegroom-sun wakes up in the morning and leaves his tent.
  • The bridegroom-sun is dressed in splendid clothing that befits the occasion of his wedding.
  • The bridegroom-sun is full of joy and brings joy to others.
  • The bridegroom-sun begins the day exuberantly, every day as if just starting out in life, full of all the hope and joy of a newly married couple.
Figure Prominence MEDIUM This figure is explicitly marked as a simile and is, therefore, relatively high in prominence. At the same time, however, the image is not sustained or developed. Instead, it is immediately transformed in v. 6b to another, related image: the sun as a warrior.