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Parashat Re'eh: A Moment of Hebrew
Illustration Credit: Noa Kelner

רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew

וּסְקַלְתּ֥וֹ בָאֲבָנִ֖ים וָמֵ֑ת כִּ֣י בִקֵּ֗שׁ לְהַדִּֽיחֲךָ֙ מֵעַל֙ יהוה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ הַמּוֹצִיאֲךָ֛ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם מִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִֽים׃
Stone them with rocks, for they tried to make you stray from God your Lord, Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
לְבַקֵּשׁ levakesh (שֹׁרֶשׁ ב.ק.ש)
  • To request or ask
  • To demand
  • To seek
בִּקּוּשׁ (bikush) = Demand (how much people want something)
מְבֻקָּשׁ (mevukash) = Wanted
בְּבַקָּשָׁה (bevakashah) = Please
Find the Word!
When Yosef is sent to find his brothers, he encounters a man who asks what Yosef is seeking. Both the question and Yosef’s response use this שֹׁרֶשׁ (shoresh, root). Can you find them both? (Hint: Look at Bereishit 37.)
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