[Mesorah] l'zot yikarei ishah

[Zev Sero]

MPoppers at kayescholer.com wrote:

> If I understand correctly, ibn Ezra is saying that the word is masculine 
> to match the elided word "sh'mah" (shin-mem-mappiq_haih), as "sheim" is 
> masculine, and the translation would be "her name shall be called 'ishah.'"

http://www.cs.indiana.edu/metastuff/looking/ch8.html.gz

"The name of the song is called "HADDOCKS' EYES."'

`Oh, that's the name of the song, is it?' Alice said, trying to
feel interested.

`No, you don't understand,' the Knight said, looking a little vexed.
`That's what the name is CALLED. The name really IS "THE AGED AGED MAN."'

`Then I ought to have said "That's what the SONG is called"?' Alice
corrected herself.

`No, you oughtn't: that's quite another thing! The SONG is called
"WAYS AND MEANS": but that's only what it's CALLED, you know!'

`Well, what IS the song, then?' said Alice, who was by this time
completely bewildered.

`I was coming to that,' the Knight said. `The song really IS
"A-SITTING ON A GATE": and the tune's my own invention.' 

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Zev Sero               Something has gone seriously awry with this Court's
zev at sero.name          interpretation of the Constitution.
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