Parashat Mikeitz: A Moment of Hebrew
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רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
(יד) וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח פַּרְעֹה֙ וַיִּקְרָ֣א אֶת־יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיְרִיצֻ֖הוּ מִן־הַבּ֑וֹר וַיְגַלַּח֙ וַיְחַלֵּ֣ף שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־פַּרְעֹֽה׃
Pharaoh sent for Yosef, and he was rushed from prison. He had his hair cut and changed his clothes, and he appeared before Pharaoh.
לְהָרִיץ leharitz (שֹׁרֶשׁ ר.ו.צ)
- To make someone run
- To run a program
מְרִיצָה (meritzah) = Wheelbarrow
לָרוּץ (larutz) = To run
מֵרוֹץ (meirotz) = A race
מֵרוֹץ נֶגֶד הַזְּמַן (meirotz neged ha-zeman) = A race against time
רִיצָה קַלָּה (ritzah kallah) = Jogging
Find the Word!
Who was so eager to welcome guests that he ran over to invite them in? Look at Bereishit 18:1-7. How many times can you find this שֹׁרֶשׁ (shoresh, root) in these pesukim?
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