Parashat Korah: A Moment of Hebrew
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ShareWhat is the shoresh of the Hebrew word לִבְחֹר and what other Hebrew words share that shoresh?
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רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
וּתְנ֣וּ בָהֵ֣ן ׀ אֵ֡שׁ וְשִׂ֩ימוּ֩ עֲלֵיהֶ֨ן ׀ קְטֹ֜רֶת לִפְנֵ֤י יהוה מָחָ֔ר וְהָיָ֗ה הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַ֥ר יהוה ה֣וּא הַקָּד֑וֹשׁ רַב־לָכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י לֵוִֽי׃
“Place fire in them and lay ketoret (incense) on them before God tomorrow. The person who God will choose is the holy one. You have gone too far, children of Levi!”
לִבְחֹר livhor (שֹׁרֶשׁ ב.ח.ר)
- To choose or pick
- To vote
בְּחִירוֹת (behirot) = Elections
מֻבְחָר (muvhar) = Top quality
נִבְחֶרֶת (nivheret) = Team (often a "top" team)
בֵּית הַנִּבְחָרִים (beit ha-nivharim) = Parliament
Find the Word!
Yitro, Moshe’s father-in-law, gives Moshe advice to appoint people who can help him judge Benei Yisrael. Can you find where this שֹׁרֶש (shoresh, root) describes Moshe choosing these judges? (Hint: Look at Shemot 17.)
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