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<font size="-1"><font face="Arial">^ is the standard convention for
exponentiation. So 2^2 is two squared.<br>
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7 is the number of directions. Up, down, back, forth, left, right,
and time, which we see as unidirectional. So 7 represents the whole
world, and is the number of days of creation. Eight, being one more
than 7, represents Hashem, who isn't bound by the world. The gematria
of YKVK is 26, which boils down to 8. We find five in chomesh (while
you could make a case that it's really 4, the Torah uses the term
chomesh, so clearly we're intended to see 5 in it. For 3, we have
Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim, we have Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov. We have
Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut Chasadim. We have three repetitions of lo
tevashel gedi b'chalev imo. We have three kings of a united kingdom of
Israel.<br>
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There are only so many numbers.<br>
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Lisa<br>
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<div><span>thanks</span></div>
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<hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b>
Lisa Liel <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:lisa@starways.net"><lisa@starways.net></a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Harvey Benton
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:harvw613@yahoo.com"><harvw613@yahoo.com></a>; The Avodah Torah Discussion Group
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:avodah@lists.aishdas.org"><avodah@lists.aishdas.org></a> <br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 29,
2012 11:32 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Avodah]
Why four?<br>
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<font size="-1"><font face="Arial">Because it's a fun number. 2+2,
2x2, 2^2. The word four has four letters in it. So does arba. And
vier.<br>
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Honestly, I don't get the question. There's also a fascination with
3. And 5. And 6. And 7. And 8. Every number has its own
significance or significances.<br>
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Lisa<br>
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<pre>arba nichnas l'pardes
4 sons
4 questions
etc,
why the fascination with four??
hb
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