{"id":34826,"date":"2018-07-22T16:32:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T13:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=34826"},"modified":"2022-02-13T13:12:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T11:12:14","slug":"milimilim-chapter-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/milimilim-chapter-6\/","title":{"rendered":"MiliMiliM – The Hebrew Corner – Gen 6"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In these little explorations of a Hebrew word from the chapter of the day, we won\u2019t usually be choosing a personal name as our focus. But there is such exquisite word play around the central character of this and the next few chapters, that the exploration itself is instructive of the workings of Hebrew roots, and the mind of the Biblical author – and the interface between the two (see also Alex Israel\u2019s post \u201cRelief and Regret in Chapter 5). <\/span><\/p>\n

The most striking of these connections is the verse that simply shows us that Noach spelled backwards is also a word – \u05d7\u05df, chen, \u201cfavor:\u201d \u201cBut Noach found favor – <\/span>NoaCH matza<\/em> <\/span>\u05d7\u05df<\/span>CHeN <\/span><\/em>– <\/span><\/i>\u00a0with the LORD\u201d (Gen 6:8). <\/span><\/p>\n

This is actually the third \u201criff\u201d on his name. The first was when Noach\u2019s father Lemech, named him: \u201cAnd he named him Noah, saying, \u201cThis one will provide us relief –zeh yeNaCHamenu<\/em> \u05d9\u05e0\u05d7\u05de\u05e0\u05d5 – \u00a0from our work and from the toil of our hands\u2026\u201d (Gen 5:29). So first relief or comfort, then favor.<\/span><\/p>\n

But it\u2019s not all good news, or positive destinies. Indeed, Noach\u2019s name is also connected to his role in the story of the Flood: \u00a0\u201cAnd the LORD regretted – \u05d5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d7\u05dd <\/span>vayeNaCHem<\/span><\/em> – \u00a0that He had made man on earth…The LORD said, \u201cI will blot out from the earth the men whom I created\u2026for I regret \u2013 <\/span>ki <\/span><\/i>\u05e0\u05d9\u05d7\u05de\u05ea\u05d9<\/span> NiCHamti<\/span><\/em> – \u00a0that I made them\u201d (Gen 6:6,7). If this seems like a stretch, believe me, to the Hebrew ear (especially if this were ever purely oral literature), the connections are obvious.<\/span><\/p>\n

But then again, maybe all\u2019s well that end\u2019s well. Towards the end of the story, we are told of the dove, released after the rains ceased, who flew abroad, trying to find a resting place: \u201cmatza \u05de\u05e0\u05d5\u05d7 <\/span>maNOACH<\/span><\/em>\u201d <\/span><\/i>(8:9), which connects to to Noach finding favor (matza chen<\/em>). 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