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Just learned the Hebrew word used for plague in the 10th plague is not the same as the Hebrew word used for plague for the other 9.
And to make things even more interesting, that same Hebrew word used for the 10th plague only appears one other time in the 5 Books of Moses. In Leviticus 13.
Hmmm, what is the connection?
Rabbi Fohrman has an idea that connects the dots!
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04-21-2024, 11:59 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-21-2024, 03:58 PM by RabbiO.)
Take a look at Genesis 12:17 and tell me what word you find there.
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04-21-2024, 04:07 PM
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As RabbiO mentioned see Genesis 12:17 (also see Lev 13:2 and 65 other ocurrences in Lev & Det for נגע)
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Okay thanks, let me see what Rabbi Fohrman says about that and why he said it is only mentioned in one other place.
To be continued.......................
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Okay, so I was having sort of a back and forth with Aleph Beta to try and understand what Rabbi Fohrman was actually trying to say.
Here is their reply -
"Thanks for this question. Looking into it further, I can see that we missed an opportunity to clarify the claim. The precise word "nega - נגע" is used many times throughout Torah, but only with two specific connotations. a) plague b) having a skin condition of tzara'at. plague has a definite punishment / negative connotation. Tzara'at is a neutral connotation, a sort of spiritual disease. So the "one other time" is how Rabbi Fohrman is highlighting that this is the one other use case. Thanks for this question and the opportunity to clarify."
