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ביטוי (אנגלית)

Is Ephraim a Darling Son to Me?

הגדרה (אנגלית)

In the question of the word "Melitza": The beloved son. A little child who brings peace (Ephraim is heard as a general term for the tribes of the kingdom of Israel).

("Ephraim is dear to me, if he begets a child, he will be a toy, for by my word he is remembered, I will remember him still, because they were with me, I will have mercy on them, says the Lord" - Jeremiah 19, and so: "Ephraim is dear to me - these are the words of the Shekinah, as if he were a wanderer, and I will turn my heart to pity him, that my dear son is as if he were not." "If he had but one son, whom he would do all his will" - Rashi"i Jeremiah 19, and so: "The year of Samuel was long, the old woman sighed: "Here, where is my beloved son, where is my beloved?" - Shaul Tchernikhovsky/ Among the Egyptians)