Parashat Pinhas: A Moment of Hebrew
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ShareWhat is the shoresh of the Hebrew word לְחַלֵּק and what other Hebrew words share that shoresh?
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רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
לָאֵ֗לֶּה תֵּחָלֵ֥ק הָאָ֛רֶץ בְּנַחֲלָ֖ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר שֵׁמֽוֹת׃
Among these shall the land be divided into shares, according to the listed names.
לְחַלֵּק (lehaleik) (שֹׁרֶשׁ ח.ל.ק)
To distribute
To divide
מַחְלָקָה (mahlakah) = Department, unit, or division
מַחְלֹקֶת (mahloket) = Disagreement
חֲלֻקָּה (halukah) = Distribution
חֶלְקִיק (helkik) = Particle
Find the Word!
A mishnah in Pirkei Avot (4:1) asks, “Who is happy?” Look it up to find the answer, which contains a word from this שֹׁרֶשׁ (shoresh, root)! Do you agree with this mishnah’s answer? Or would you come up with a different answer?
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