The use of this word in the biblical narrative “makes it clear that Eve was motivated by a complex set of inner drives, anchored not only in her physical but also in her intellectual nature.” Aschkenasy further indicated her belief that this intense, multilevel experience caused Eve to step back, reevaluate, reassess, and ponder the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. “It is safe to say that it indicates an intense, multilevel experience which evokes great emotional, psychological, and/or spiritual trauma,” Aschkenasy says.Īschkenasy wrote of this in her book Eve’s Journey. Because it is a form no longer in use, it is almost impossible to translate. She explained that the Hebrew word that has come to be translated as “beguiled” is a rare verb form of unusual depth and richness.
Sensing this was a word whose true meaning might have been lost after so many centuries of translation, I spoke with Dr.
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