[Mesorah] l'zot yikarei ishah (Zev Sero)

[Zvi Lampel]

Sholom Simon wrote:

> : In Gen. 2:23, Adam says ""l'zot yikarei ishah,"" usually translated
> : something like ""this one shall be called Woman."" However, the gender of
> : the verb ""yikarei"" is masculine, while the pronoun (zot) and the
> : predicate noun (ishah) are both feminine.

I always thought the translation was "For this reason she shall be called ishah." Just have to find what pronoun for reason (or similar word) would be feminine.

Zvi Lampel
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