[Mesorah] L'Mircham Olay (in B'rich Shmeih)

[Zev Sero via Mesorah]

On 20/03/17 11:43, Richard Wolpoe via Mesorah wrote:
>
> Artscroll translates this l'mircham as "that You have mercy"
> I have understood that in Aramaic l'ircham is to love‎.
> See Jastow p. 1467.
> As I read it Rocham in Hebrew is to have compassion on; to pity
> While in Aramaic it means to Love.


If it meant "to love me" it would be "lemircham yosi", not "olay".  One 
does not "have love" about someone, one loves them directly.  "Lemircham 
yos Hashem Elokoch."   Compassion is something one has *about* someone.


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