Meanings
plural shorashim
- A Semitic root
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Note how often the word 'yerusha' (or a similar "shoresh") is found in the first eight psukim of chapter 15. Explain its meaning and context in these psukim. Then, note the use of this same shoresh 'y.r.sh.' in Bamidbar 33:50-53 (and in Shmot 6:8) and their context. Howdoes this word relate to conquest and sovereignty?
2000 November 10, Menachem Leibtag, “Parshat Lech Lecha; Part I - Questions For the 'Shabbos Table'”, in Tanach Study Center
Origin
- Hebrewשֹׁרֶשׁ“root”
- Englishshoresh
Borrowed from Hebrew שֹׁרֶשׁ (“root”).
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