Parashat Noah: A Moment of Hebrew
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ShareWhat is the shoresh of the Hebrew word לֶאֱסֹף and what other Hebrew words share that shoresh?
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רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
וְאַתָּ֣ה קַח־לְךָ֗ מִכׇּל־מַֽאֲכָל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵֽאָכֵ֔ל וְאָסַפְתָּ֖ אֵלֶ֑יךָ וְהָיָ֥ה לְךָ֛ וְלָהֶ֖ם לְאׇכְלָֽה׃
For your part, take of everything that is eaten and store it away, to serve as food for you and for them.
לֶאֱסֹף (שֹׁרֶשׁ א.ס.פ)
- To gather or collect
אֹסֶף = Collection
מְאַסֵּף = Rear, the person or people who are at the end of the group
קָרוֹן מְאַסֵּף = Caboose
Find the Word!
There is a Jewish holiday called חַג הָאָסִיף (Hag ha-Asif, the Holiday of Ingathering) because it occurs at a time when crops are gathered in. Which holiday is it? (Hint: Look at Shemot 34:22!)
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