Illustration Credit: Elad Lifshitz, Dov Abramson Studio
רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
וְאַבְרָ֖ם כָּבֵ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד בַּמִּקְנֶ֕ה בַּכֶּ֖סֶף וּבַזָּהָֽב׃
Now Avram was very heavy (rich) with cattle, silver, and gold.
לִכְבֹּד (שֹׁרֶשׁ כ.ב.ד) = Heavy
כְּבוּדָה = Luggage
כָּבֵד = (Liver (the largest and heaviest internal organ in the human body
כָּבוֹד =
Respect, honor (showing respect is a way of “giving weight” to a person’s importance and acknowledging that they have value)
Find the Word!
Where else can you find this שֹׁרֶשׁ (shoresh, root) in the Torah?
Look at Shemot 4:22. What words does Moshe use to explain why he cannot speak to Pharaoh and lead בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל (Benei Yisrael, the Israelites) out of Mitzrayim?
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