Parashat Shemini: A Moment of Hebrew
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ShareWhat is the shoresh of the Hebrew word לְהָנִיף and what other Hebrew words share that shoresh?
Illustration Credit: Elad Lifshitz, Dov Abramson Studio
רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
וְאֵ֣ת הֶחָז֗וֹת וְאֵת֙ שׁ֣וֹק הַיָּמִ֔ין הֵנִ֧יף אַהֲרֹ֛ן תְּנוּפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י ה' כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֥ה מֹשֶֽׁה׃
And Aharon elevated the animals’ breasts and right thighs, as an elevation offering before God—as Moshe had commanded.
לְהָנִיף le-hanif (שֹׁרֶשׁ נ.ו.פ)
- To raise or lift up
תְּנוּפָה (tenufah) = Momentum
מָנוֹף (manof) = Cherry picker/Crane
מְנִיפָה (menifah) = Hand-held fan
לְנוֹפֵף (lenofef) = To wave (a hand or a flag)
Find the Word!
In Sefer Shemot, we are warned that it’s not okay to build a מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbei’ah, altar) using stones that have been cut with metal tools. What Hebrew word is used to explain the role of a sword in the stone-cutting process? (Hint: look at Shemot 20:22).
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