[Avodah] primitive concepts and missing letters

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

> 2.  Over Shabbos I was reading something by the Rokeah (the rishon, 
> not the aharon) where he is doreish psukim based on which letter fails 
> to appear in them.  I am aware that the Zohar does this, but as far as I 
> know the Rokeah never saw  the Zohar.  Is there any precedent in Hazal 
> for this?
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> David Riceman

If you read Ramban on humash he anticipates the zohar on several things.
I'm guessing that roke'ach had access to a "proto-zohar."

Or iow certain aspects of the Zohar wew not new.

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