Illustration Credit: Elad Lifshitz, Dov Abramson Studio
רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
וּקְשַׁרְתָּ֥ם לְא֖וֹת עַל־יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהָי֥וּ לְטֹטָפֹ֖ת בֵּ֥ין עֵינֶֽיךָ׃
Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol between your eyes.
לִקְשֹׁר (likshor) (שֹׁרֶשׁ ק.ש.ר)
- To tie or to knot
- To connect
קֶשֶׁר (kesher) = Knot
מָה הַקֶּשֶׁר (mah ha-kesher?) = What's the connection?
לִשְׁמֹר עַל קֶשֶׁר (lishmor al kesher) = To keep in touch
לְהִתְקַשֵּׁר (lehitkasher) = To make a phone call
מְקֻשָּׁר/מְקֻשֶּׁרֶת (mekushar) = Someone who is well-connected
Find the Word!
When Yehudah begs Yosef not to keep Binyamin as a slave, Yehudah uses a word from this שֹׁרֶשׁ (shoresh, root) to describe the connection between Yaakov and Binyamin. Can you find it? (Hint: Look at Bereishit 44:30.)
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