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The term temunah, on the other hand, is used in the Bible in three different senses. It signifies, first, the outlines of things which are perceived by our bodily senses, i.e., their shape and form; as, e.g., “And ye make an image the form (temunat) of some likeness” (Deut. 4:16); “for ye saw no likeness” (temunah) (Deut. 4:15). Secondly, the forms of our imagination, i.e., the impressions retained in imagination when the objects have ceased to affect our senses. In this sense it is used in the passage which begins “In thoughts from the visions of the night” (Job 4:13)…
Guide for the Perplexed, Part 1 3:2
BUT YE SAW NO FORM
. They were not like Moses, of whom it says, “And he beholdeth the
form
of the Lord”. Or we may say that “form” refers to the inner Voice which was not seen at all.
ONLY YE HEARD A VOICE
: this is the other voice, which we mentioned above.
Zohar, Vaetchanan 5:20
The Sages taught
in a
baraita
: With regard to
writing that is under a picture or under graven images [
deyokenaot
], it is prohibited to read it on Shabbat
lest one end up reading business documents.
And
with regard to an idolatrous
image itself, even on a weekday it is prohibited to look at it, because it says: “Do not turn toward idols [
al tifnu el ha’elilim
]
or make yourselves molten gods, I am the Lord your God” (Leviticus 19:4). The Gemara asks for clarification:
What is the
biblical
derivation?
How does this verse indicate that…
Shabbat 149a:13
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