[Mesorah] Meaning of m'tim

Tue Aug 12 02:53:23 PDT 2008

At 10:45 12-08-08 +0200, you stated:

>Shalom u'vracha -
>
>In last week's parsha the word "m'tim" came up, which Rashi explains 
>to mean "anashim".
>
>What is the shoresh of this word?  Is it related to the expression 
>m'tei mispar?  Is it related to "mavet"?  If so, what's the  connection?

There is an expression in Hebrew whish says, essentially, if (the 
vowel) is lying down (tzere) then they are dead (meitim).  If it is 
standing (sheva) then they are alive (m'tim).

Or something like that.

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