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Abrech

A term occurring in the Old Testament (Genesis 41, 43). It is said that when Joseph was made grand-vizier of Egypt, the people " cried before him Abrech." The English version translates " bow the knee." This is unsuitable, because the form of the word is Causative (" make to kneel "). We should expect, moreover, an official title. This cannot be found in Egyptian. It has therefore been suggested that Abrech is a loan-word, being the equivalent of the Assyrian-Babylonian abarakku, a title of one of the five principal dignitaries of the empire. See Encycl. Bibl.

citations: Encyc. of Rel., Canney

article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12

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