Parashat Pekudei: A Moment of Hebrew
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רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
אֵ֣לֶּה פְקוּדֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁכָּן֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן הָעֵדֻ֔ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר פֻּקַּ֖ד עַל־פִּ֣י מֹשֶׁ֑ה עֲבֹדַת֙ הַלְוִיִּ֔ם בְּיַד֙ אִֽיתָמָ֔ר בֶּֽן־אַהֲרֹ֖ן הַכֹּהֵֽן׃
These are the records of the mishkan, the mishkan of testimony, which were drawn up at Moshe’s bidding—the work of the Levi’im under the direction of Itamar son of Aharon the priest.
לִפְקֹד lifkod (שֹׁרֶשׁ פ.ק.ד)
- To count
- To command or instruct
- To visit
- To remember
פִּקָּדוֹן (pikadon) = Deposit
מִפְקָד (mifkad) = Census or assembly
פָּקִיד (pakid) = Clerk
מְפַקֵּד / מְפַקֶּדֶת (mefaked/mefakedet) = Commander
Find the Word!
Before Yosef dies, he makes his brothers swear that they will take his bones when they eventually leave Egypt. Our shoresh פ.ק.ד, in this case meaning “to remember,” repeats several times over the course of two pesukim. Can you find these verses in Bereishit 50? Why might Yosef repeat this word so many times?
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