{"id":67632,"date":"2019-12-24T08:52:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T06:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=67632"},"modified":"2023-07-20T13:25:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T10:25:35","slug":"i-will-march-before-you-and-level-the-hills-that-loom-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/i-will-march-before-you-and-level-the-hills-that-loom-up\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Will March Before You, And Level The Hills That Loom Up\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In Chapter 45 of Isaiah, God address Cyrus, the king of Persia, and presents him with his mission to defeat Babylon and return Israel to their land. God makes it clear that He will be the one to provide Cyrus with that victory. In verse 2, He says:<\/span><\/p>\n

I will march before you<\/span>
\n<\/span>And level the hills that loom up;<\/span>
\n<\/span>I will shatter doors of bronze<\/span>
\n<\/span>And cut down iron bars.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a footnote to this translation, the editors added that the meaning of the phrase \u201cthe hills that loom up\u201d in the original Hebrew is uncertain. The difficult word here is <\/span>hadorim<\/span><\/em>. The inspiration for this translation apparently comes from a related word in Arabic that means, \u201cswollen\u201d or \u201clofty\u201d. A Hebrew cognate is <\/span>hadar<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cglory, majesty\u201d, and according to this theory developed from \u201clofty\u201d to \u201cproud\u201d to \u201cmajesty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But that is not the only explanation of <\/span>hadorim<\/span><\/em>. Medieval commentators like Rashi and Radak, along with some modern scholars, think a better translation of that phrase would be \u201cstrengthen the twisting paths.\u201d This understanding claims that the word <\/span>hadorim<\/em> <\/span>derives from a different root, the verb <\/span>h-d-r<\/span><\/em>. In Aramaic it means \u201cto go around\u201d or \u201cto return\u201d and is likely cognate with the Hebrew root <\/span>ch-z-r<\/span><\/em>, of the same meaning.<\/span><\/p>\n

The root <\/span>h-d-r\u00a0<\/span><\/em>made its way from Aramaic into a number of Hebrew words. At the conclusion of learning a tractate of the Talmud, a passage is read that begins with the word <\/span>hadran<\/span><\/em>, meaning \u201cWe will return (to study the tractate again).\u201d Based on this, in Modern Hebrew a <\/span>hadran<\/span><\/em> is an \u201cencore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Another word from that root is <\/span>mahadura<\/span><\/em>. As we saw above, the Aramaic <\/span>h-d-r<\/span><\/em> and Hebrew <\/span>ch-z-r<\/span><\/em> are cognate, and so <\/span>mahadura<\/span><\/em> is the Aramaic version of the Hebrew word <\/span>machzor<\/span><\/em>. Both words originally meant \u201ccycle, period of time\u201d. But eventually the meanings diverged, with <\/span>machzor<\/span><\/em> meaning any recurring event (or the prayer book used on the holidays) and <\/span>mahadura<\/span><\/em> became \u201cedition\u201d \u2013 first of a printed work, and now a newscast.<\/span><\/p>\n

One additional word from that root is <\/span>mehadrin<\/span><\/em>. While today it has a sense of \u201csuper kosher\u201d, it first appears in the Talmud, in the laws of Chanukah. The minimum number of required candles per night is actually just one, but the custom we have today, of adding a new candle each night is called \u201c<\/span>mehadrin min hamehadrin<\/span><\/em>\u201d. Some commentaries say that <\/span>mehadrin<\/span><\/em> also derives from <\/span>hadar<\/span><\/em>, where every additional candle adds more glory to the <\/span>mitzvah<\/span>.<\/span><\/i> But Rashi says that <\/span>mehadrin<\/em> <\/span>comes from <\/span>h-d-r<\/span><\/i> meaning \u201cto go around\u201d, so that the person who is <\/span>mehadrin<\/span><\/em> is \u201cpursuing the mitzvot.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

So enjoy your Chanuka \u2013 may it be <\/span>mehadrin min hamehadrin\u00ad <\/span><\/em>\u2013 both full of glory, and returning you to this special time of year!<\/span><\/p>\n

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