Illustration Credit: Elad Lifshitz, Dov Abramson Studio
רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
(ז) וַיֵּצֵ֨א מֹשֶׁ֜ה לִקְרַ֣את חֹֽתְנ֗וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ וַיִּשַּׁק־ל֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁאֲל֥וּ אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ לְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ הָאֹֽהֱלָה׃
Moshe went out to meet his father-in-law; he bowed low and kissed him; each asked how the other was doing, and they went into the tent.
אֹהֶל (ohel) =
Tent
לְהַאֲהִיל (leha’ahil) =To cover or provide shelter
אָהִיל (ahil) = Lampshade
מַאֲהָל (ma’ahal) = Tent encampment
Find the Word!
In a couple of weeks, starting with Parashat Terumah, we’ll read about Benei Yisrael constructing the מִשְׁכָּן (mishkan, sanctuary for God in the wilderness). What other name does the mishkan have that shares this שֹׁרֶשׁ (shoresh, root)? (Hint: One place you can find this name is Shemot 27:21.)
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