This source sheet is part of the larger Ta’amei HaPardes Commentary, a project of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies. This is sheet 15 of 16 on the topic of TORAH.
(כה) וַיֵּ֨דַע אָדָ֥ם עוֹד֙ אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַתִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ שֵׁ֑ת כִּ֣י שָֽׁת־לִ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙ זֶ֣רַע אַחֵ֔ר תַּ֣חַת הֶ֔בֶל כִּ֥י הֲרָג֖וֹ קָֽיִן׃
(25) Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, meaning, “God has provided me with another offspring in place of Abel,” for Cain had killed him.
in place of Abel because Cain killed him, תַּ֣חַת הֶ֔בֶל כִּ֥י הֲרָג֖וֹ קָֽיִן
A new son, Seth, is born to Adam and Eve. Notably, Eve’s birth speech is humbler than her first, as it contains no hint of competition with her husband or of an empowered partnership with God. It appears that Eve’s new unassuming stance has been achieved through tragedy: the loss of both the murdered Abel and the murderer, Cain. In her speech, a subdued Eve conveys a sense of gratitude for a second chance at survival, for her family and, by extension, for the world. In our encounter with the genealogy of Seth, we will note occasional echoes of Eve’s supplicatory, appreciative frame of mind. (Intertextuality, Character Analysis)
(כו) וּלְשֵׁ֤ת גַּם־הוּא֙ יֻלַּד־בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֱנ֑וֹשׁ אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל לִקְרֹ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם יְהֹוָֽה׃ {ס}
(26) And to Seth, in turn, a son was born, and he named him Enosh. It was then that יהוה began to be invoked by name.
and he named him Enosh. Then [humanity] began to call in the name of the Lord, וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ אֱנ֑וֹשׁ אָ֣ז הוּחַ֔ל לִקְרֹ֖א בְּשֵׁ֥ם י-הוה
Seth gives his son the evocative name Enosh, which means “humanity.” With thinly veiled symbolism, a new Adam is born, and a second chance is presented to the world. A hopeful sign for this new line is broadcast in the next verse, in which humanity begins to call in the Lord’s name.
From the introduction to the line of Seth, it appears that there is still a chance to heal the divine-human rift that began with Cain. Although we know the great flood is coming, it seems that even at this late point, it is not inevitable. (Intertextuality, Symbolism)