Revelation and Concealment

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Revelation and Concealment

Revelation and Concealment

Revelation and concealment. An explicit statement and an implicit (hidden) statement.

("And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them, and He went to teach that even Aharon was afflicted with tzara’at, said Rabbi Akiva. Rabbi Yehuda ben Betira said to him: Akiva, between one thing and another you are destined to give the law. If according to your words - the Torah is concealed and you reveal it! And if not - you bring reproach upon that righteous one." - Shabbat 87b, and likewise: "Son of man, we cast words every day to the wind, with intention and according to integrity, heavy words, heavy words, them and their various refinements, and only a few among them know or take to heart what those words were in their days of strength." - Bialik / Revelation and Concealment in Language)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

גִּלּוּי וְכִסּוּי

Definition (Hebrew)

גִּלּוּי וְהַסְתָּרָה. אֲמִירָה מְפֹרֶשֶׁת וַאֲמִירָה נִסְתֶּרֶת.

("וַיַּחַר אַף ה' בָּם וַיֵּלֶךְ-מְלַמֵּד שֶׁאַף אַהֲרֹן נִצְטָרֵעַ, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בֶּן בְּתִירָא: עֲקִיבָא, בֵּין כָּךְ וּבֵין כָּךְ אַתָּה עָתִיד לִתֵּן אֶת הַדִּין. אִם כִּדְבָרֶיךָ- הַתּוֹרָה כִּסְתָו וְאַתָּה מְגַלֶּה אוֹתוֹ! וְאִם לָאו- אַתָּה מוֹצִיא לַעַז עַל אוֹתוֹ צַדִּיק"-שַׁבָּת צז ע"ב, וְכֵן:"בֵּנִי אָדָם זוֹרִים בְּכָל יוֹם לָרוּחַ, בְּכַוָּנָה וּלְפִי תֻּמָּם, מִלִּים חֳמָרִים חֳמָרִים, אוֹתָן וְאֶת צְרוּפֵיהֶן הַשּׁוֹנִים, וְרַק מוּעָטִים מֵהֶם יוֹדְעִים אוֹ מַעֲלִים עַל לֵב מָה הָיוּ הַמִּלִּים הַהֵן בִּימֵי גְּבוּרָתָן"- בְּיָאלִיק/ גִּלּוּי וְכִסּוּי בַּלָּשׁוֹן)

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