Inisiatif Ilahi dalam Panggilan אַיֶּכָּה: Kajian Bahasa Ibrani Alkitabiah dan Konteks Timur Dekat Kuno
Keywords:
אַיֶּכָּה, Kejadian 3:9, Timur Dekat Kuno, Teologi Perjanjian, Motif Panggilan IlahiAbstract
Kejadian 3:9 menampilkan adegan krusial pasca-pelanggaran di taman Eden, ketika Allah memanggil manusia dengan pertanyaan ʾayyēkāh (אַיֶּכָּה, “Di manakah engkau?”). Kajian biblika selama ini cenderung berfokus pada dimensi teologis umum atau pola dosa–hukuman, sementara fungsi linguistik–performatif dari ʾayyēkāh dalam kerangka relasi perjanjian dan perbandingan dengan motif sejenis dalam literatur Timur Dekat Kuno (TDK) masih jarang diulas secara mendalam. Telaah filologis menunjukkan bahwa bentuk pronominal ini berasal dari ʾayyēh (“di mana?”) dengan sufiks -kah, dan dalam idiom Ibrani Alkitabiah berfungsi sebagai panggilan yang bersifat relasional sekaligus konfrontatif, mendorong kesadaran moral pihak yang disapa. Konteks naratif Kejadian 3:9 menegaskan peran ʾayyēkāh sebagai inisiatif ilahi untuk memulihkan hubungan yang retak, suatu pola yang kontras dengan kecenderungan punitif langsung dalam teks-teks TDK, di mana para dewa umumnya segera menjatuhkan vonis tanpa dialog. Dalam kerangka teologi perjanjian, ʾayyēkāh mengungkap karakter Allah yang memadukan ḥesed (kasih setia) dan ʾemet (kebenaran). Pembacaan ini menempatkan Kejadian 3:9 sebagai representasi awal motif panggilan ilahi yang kelak membentuk kerangka teologi perjanjian dalam seluruh Alkitab Ibrani.
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