[Avodah] The shape of the Menorah of the Temple

[Zev Sero]

Micha Berger wrote:

> HOWEVER, that's not exclusive to the arms ALSO being curved. Here, see the
> long version, 27:32:
>     Veshishah: ta'am qanim. Agulim, arukhim, chalulim.

In a word, pipe-shaped.  Round, long, and hollow.  That is, round
in *cross-section*, not curved.  He's translating the word "kaneh",
or rather explaining which aspects of a reed were replicated in
these "kanim".  This actually indicates, if only indirectly, that
they were *not* curved, since a pipe/reed is straight.  OTOH a reed
can bend in the wind, so it wouldn't do to completely rule out a
curved shape.  But there's no indication that the IE had such a shape
in mind.


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