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<DIV>In a message dated 11/26/2007 6:44:21 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
kennethgmiller@juno.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>If have
no sources, but "vayeosef el amov" always sounded to me like it refers to
something *after* death, perhaps relating to the funeral and/or burial. The
first two, I dunno...<BR><BR>Akiva Miller<BR><BR>-- "SBA"
<areivim@sba2.com> wrote:<BR>Parshas Vayishlach - 35:29 "Vayigva
Yitzchok vayomos vayeosef el amov" (Similarly in Chayei Sarah (25:8) "Vayigva
vayomos Avrohom beseiva tova...vayeosef el amov".What actually do these 3
separate words for death indicate?<BR>SBA<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>"vayeosef el amov" always sounded to me like a hint to olam haba --
he was reunited with his relatives who had predeceased him</DIV>
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<DIV>"vayigva vayomos" sounds like a certain method of death, something like,
"He drew his last breath and he expired" -- we know that vayigva is only
used for tzaddikim so implies a painless easy death</DIV>
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