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רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew
בַּסֻּכֹּת תֵּשְׁבוּ שִׁבְעַת יָמִים כָּל הָאֶזְרָח בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יֵשְׁבוּ בַּסֻּכֹּת:
You shall live in sukkot for seven days. All citizens in Israel shall live in sukkot.
שרש ס.כ.ך= Cover, protect
סֻכָּה = (A shelter we build for the holiday of Sukkot (sukkah
סְכָךְ =The roof of a sukkah (skhakh)
מָסָךְ =A screen (television or phone); also the covering at the entrance of the Mishkan (masakh)
סְכָכָה = Sunshade (sekhakha)
מַסֵּכָה = Mask (maseikhah)
סְכָךְ =The roof of a sukkah (skhakh)
מָסָךְ =A screen (television or phone); also the covering at the entrance of the Mishkan (masakh)
סְכָכָה = Sunshade (sekhakha)
מַסֵּכָה = Mask (maseikhah)
Find the word!
At the end of Shemot chapter 33, God tells Moshe that no human being can see God and live. But God allows Moshe to see some aspect of God, while also protecting Moshe. What word does God use to describe how God will cover what Moshe can see? (Hint: The word comes from our שֹׁרֶשׁ [shoresh, root], but the letter samekh is swapped with another letter that sometimes sounds like samekh!)
At the end of Shemot chapter 33, God tells Moshe that no human being can see God and live. But God allows Moshe to see some aspect of God, while also protecting Moshe. What word does God use to describe how God will cover what Moshe can see? (Hint: The word comes from our שֹׁרֶשׁ [shoresh, root], but the letter samekh is swapped with another letter that sometimes sounds like samekh!)
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