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Parashat Vayikra: A Moment of Hebrew

רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew

וְטָבַל הַכֹּהֵן אֶת אֶצְבָּעוֹ בַּדָּם וְהִזָּה מִן הַדָּם שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים לִפְנֵי ה' אֶת פְּנֵי פָּרֹכֶת הַקֹּדֶשׁ׃
The priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle from the blood seven times before God, in front of the holy parokhet (curtain).
לִטְבֹּל (שֹׁרֶשׁ ט.ב.ל) (litbol)
To dip something in liquid
טְבִילָה (tevilah) = Immersion in a mikveh
מִטְבָּל (mitbal) = A dip or sauce
טְבוּל יוֹם (tevul yom) = Someone who has immersed in a mikveh but is still impure until the sun sets
טוֹבֵל וְשֶׁרֶץ בְּיָדוֹ (toveil ve-sheretz beyado) =
To immerse while holding a bug in your hand (this expression describes someone who says they're trying to do better, but continues their bad behavior!)
Find the Word!
This שֹׁרֶשׁ (shoresh, root) appears in Sefer Bereishit, when someone’s clothing is dipped in blood. Can you find it? (Hint: Look in Bereishit 37.)
Which of the Four Questions at the Pesah Seder includes this shoresh?
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