Parashat Shelah: A Moment of Hebrew
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ShareWhat is the shoresh of the Hebrew word לִשְׁלֹחַ and what other Hebrew words share that shoresh?
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רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
שְׁלַח־לְךָ֣ אֲנָשִׁ֗ים וְיָתֻ֙רוּ֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִ֥י נֹתֵ֖ן לִבְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָד֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד לְמַטֵּ֤ה אֲבֹתָיו֙ תִּשְׁלָ֔חוּ כֹּ֖ל נָשִׂ֥יא בָהֶֽם׃
“Send people to scout the Land of Canaan, which I am giving to Benei Yisrael; send one person from each of their tribes, each one a chief among them.”
לִשְׁלֹחַ lishlo’ah (שֹׁרֶשׁ ש.ל.ח)
- To send
שָׁלִיחַ (shaliah) = Messenger
מִשְׁלוֹחַ (mishloah) = Delivery
מִשְׁלַחַת (mishlahat) = Delegation
שְׂעִיר הַמִּשְׁתַּלֵּחַ (se’ir ha-mishtalei’ah) = The scapegoat that gets sent to Azazel on Yom Kippur to atone for Benei Yisrael's sins
Find the Word!
When Moshe asks Pharaoh to send Benei Yisrael out of Egypt, he uses this שֹׁרֶש (shoresh, root) over and over. How many times can you find it in Shemot 5:1-2?
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