again in v. 21, the term seʿippīm is unknown (various translations are proposed: ‘legs’, ‘crutches’, ‘knees’, ‘opinions’). In any case it seems clear that the prophet Elijah is alluding to a cultic act, probably Canaanite, and perhaps part of the rituals of the sanctuary on Mount Carmel where the scene takes place; therefore we cannot exclude the possibility that this is a form of ritual dance. Be this as it may, in Ex. 12 and Isa. 31:5 the meaning is obviously ‘pass over’ or ‘jump over’ someone,