Psalm 44/Notes/Phrasal.Vv. 21-22.823788

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  • שֵׁם אֱלֹהֵי-נוּ ("our God's name"): Possession (characteristic)–possessor. God's name refers to the core of his identity, reflecting the essence of his being (SDBH). Hence, the construct relationship is that of characteristic-possessor.
  • לְ-אֵל זָֽר׃ ("to another god"): The preposition ל most frequently denotes direction "to" or "towards" an object (Arnold and Choi 2018, §4.1.10a). Here, the figure of "[spreading] our palms to another god" is an idiomatic description of prayer (SDBH).