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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The baal Torah Temima says this (IIRC, in
Tosefes Brocho). And I have seen it elsewhere as well.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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mesorah-bounces@lists.aishdas.org [mailto:mesorah-bounces@lists.aishdas.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ira L. Jacobson<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 12 August 2008 7:53
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b>
âåãé÷ ùìîä; mesorah@aishdas.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Mesorah] Meaning of
m'tim</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=maroon face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:maroon'>At 10:45 12-08-08 +0200, you stated:<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Shalom u'vracha -<br>
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<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In
last week's parsha the word "m'tim" came up, which Rashi explains to
mean "anashim".<br>
</span></font><br>
<font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>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?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'><br>
<font color=maroon><span style='color:maroon'>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).<br>
<br>
Or something like that.<br>
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font-style:italic'><a href="mailto:laser@ieee.org" eudora=autourl>mailto:laser@ieee.org</a>
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<pre><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>No virus found in this outgoing message.<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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