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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'>BTW, try asking your average person – even
a TC, what is the meaning of m’sim?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Few know – despite hearing it several
times during krias jaTorah. (And few seem to get that far - even if they do
learn some Chumash Rashi).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>Same result this week when asking the translation
of ‘tachas ashdos hapisgah’…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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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>????? ????<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, 12 August 2008 6:46
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> mesorah@aishdas.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Mesorah] Meaning of
m'tim</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Shalom
u'vracha -</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><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".</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><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>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>KT,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Shlomo
Godick</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial;color:black'><<iteam.txt>> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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