Faith and Trust in the Old Testament. A cognitive-linguistic Study

The article examines and compares the meaning of (Hifil) and . The methodology is based on frame semantics, a cognitive linguistic theory. This theory relies on prototypical situations that are evoked in language users by the use of words. A frame for and a frame for are reconstructed from the biblical texts presupposes a content that expresses a personal counterpart and that the "believing" person considers to be true , on the other hand, assumes a (potential) danger, the avoidance of which the "trusting" person expects.