{"id":61636,"date":"2019-08-21T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T21:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=61636"},"modified":"2023-03-16T18:46:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T16:46:39","slug":"names-have-significance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/names-have-significance\/","title":{"rendered":"Names Have Significance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[363,551],"acf":{"old_id":"61636","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":61340,"related_cahpter":"291","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"Bearing meaning, or bearing ancestral memories","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s in a name? Much can be said about names and naming conventions (a whole field of study, onomastics, is devoted to it). However, here we will look briefly at a couple characters in our chapter in order to highlight some key trends in naming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rabbinic conception of naming places great significance in the name one is given, saying that it can even affect one\u2019s life. We read in the Talmud (Berachot 7b):<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From where do we derive that the name affects one\u2019s life? Rabbi Eliezer said that the verse says: \u201cGo, see the works of the Lord, who has made desolations [<em>shamot<\/em>] upon the earth\u201d (Psalms 46:9). Do not read the word as <em>shamot<\/em>, rather as <em>shemot<\/em>, names.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Maharsha interprets this text to mean that God\u2019s works are drawn down into this world through a person\u2019s name. Thus, a person\u2019s name is the basis for how his life will turn out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, it should come as no surprise to the reader that we read in 1 Kings 5:5 that \u201call the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba dwelt in safety, everyone under his own vine and under his own fig tree.\u201d In other words, the meaning of Solomon\u2019s name \u2018peace\u2019 was indicative of the domestic peace and tranquility that took hold in the land.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re looking for a fun fact that will make you the center of attention at a cocktail party, you can tell them that this type of name (one which is aptly or peculiarly suited to its owner) is called an aptronym.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, certain names are repeated. Arnold Ehrlich points out (2 Samuel 14:27) that already in the Bible we see people being named after deceased relatives, saying that \u201cthe Hebrews were accustomed to call their children names after their deceased ancestors and relatives&#8230;we see this, for example, with the priestly family, in which the names Ahitob, Amriya, and Zadok are repeated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This custom remains prevalent amongst Ashkenazi Jews to this day.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":40811,"id":40811,"title":"shutterstock_1117164653","filename":"shutterstock_1117164653.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/shutterstock_1117164653.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/gods-names-and-gods-self\/shutterstock_1117164653\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"shutterstock_1117164653","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":40809,"date":"2018-09-24 22:49:44","modified":"2022-04-18 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