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Sha'arē ōrā
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:44 pm
by Max S-R
I've been looking at what I imagine is the frontispiece of some medieval book, and I can't make out the word in the top right sphere (middle of image). I've been looking at the "sefiroth" page on wikipedia, but it doesn't list this word, as far as I can tell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_be ... atilla.jpg
My guess is מוּלָה, which according to Jastrow is 'strength' (Aramaic?). But there appears to be a schwa underneath the first letter, so then I thought maybe נְדוּלָה, but I can't find such a word. Can someone help?
Many thanks!
-Max
Re: Sha'arē ōrā
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2023 10:36 pm
by kwrandolph
The dot to the bottom left of the Mem does not look like it belongs to the letter, so we can ignore it.
The word is מולה which is Hebrew for “circumcision”, spelled מולת in Exodus 4:26.
Karl W. Randolph.
Re: Sha'arē ōrā
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 6:33 am
by Jason Hare
Max S-R wrote: ↑Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:44 pm
I've been looking at what I imagine is the frontispiece of some medieval book, and I can't make out the word in the top right sphere (middle of image). I've been looking at the "sefiroth" page on wikipedia, but it doesn't list this word, as far as I can tell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_be ... atilla.jpg
My guess is מוּלָה, which according to Jastrow is 'strength' (Aramaic?). But there appears to be a schwa underneath the first letter, so then I thought maybe נְדוּלָה, but I can't find such a word. Can someone help?
Many thanks!
-Max
These are the ten sfirot of the Kabbalah. The one you’re asking about is גְּדוּלָה.
Re: Sha'arē ōrā
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 6:33 am
by Jason Hare
kwrandolph wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 10:36 pm
The dot to the bottom left of the Mem does not look like it belongs to the letter, so we can ignore it.
The word is מולה which is Hebrew for “circumcision”, spelled מולת in Exodus 4:26.
Karl W. Randolph.
No, it is not.
Re: Sha'arē ōrā
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 9:21 pm
by kwrandolph
Jason Hare wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 6:33 am
kwrandolph wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 10:36 pm
The dot to the bottom left of the Mem does not look like it belongs to the letter, so we can ignore it.
The word is מולה which is Hebrew for “circumcision”, spelled מולת in Exodus 4:26.
Karl W. Randolph.
No, it is not.
With such a blurry picture, what do you expect?
Since you knew, why didn’t you answer earlier?
Karl W. Randolph.
Re: Sha'arē ōrā
Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:01 pm
by Max S-R
Thanks, Jason. I should've thought of that.
Re: Sha'arē ōrā
Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2023 6:41 am
by Jason Hare
kwrandolph wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 9:21 pm
Jason Hare wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2023 6:33 am
kwrandolph wrote: ↑Sun Oct 08, 2023 10:36 pm
The dot to the bottom left of the Mem does not look like it belongs to the letter, so we can ignore it.
The word is מולה which is Hebrew for “circumcision”, spelled מולת in Exodus 4:26.
Karl W. Randolph.
No, it is not.
With such a blurry picture, what do you expect?
Since you knew, why didn’t you answer earlier?
Karl W. Randolph.
Perhaps because I am not glued to the computer screen, especially when there is a war in Israel right now.
