Parashat Bereishit: A Moment of Hebrew
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ShareWhat is the shoresh of the Hebrew word לְרַחֵף and what other Hebrew words share that shoresh?
רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
הָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃
The earth was chaos and disorder, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water.
לְרַחֵף lerahef (שֹׁרֶשׁ ר.ח.פ)
- To hover
רַחֶפֶת (rahefet) = Hovercraft
רַחְפָן (rahfan) = Drone
מְרַחֵף/מְרַחֶפֶת (merahef/merahefet) = Daydreaming or spacing out
Find the Word!
- This שֹׁרֶשׁ (shoresh, root) appears only one other time in all of the Torah, describing an eagle hovering over its children. It was featured in Devash two weeks ago, for Parashat Ha’azinu, in the פַּרְשָׁנוּת / Commentary section. Can you find it, either in your magazine or in the Torah? (Hint: Look at Devarim 32.)
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