וְשָׁם יָנוּחוּ יְגִיעֵי כֹחַ
What does the word שָׁם refer to in יוֹם שַׁבָּתוֹן and where will the יְגִיעֵי כֹחַ rest?
Tell me more
×
Mi Yodeya is a question and answer site for
those who base their lives on Jewish law and tradition and anyone interested in learning more. It's 100% free, no registration required.
|
|
||||
|
|
|
From the Ya'avetz: Noah sent the Yonah (dove?) the seventh day which was Shabath and it finally found a place to rest. In addition Knesset Yisrael which is meshula (analogic to? symbolized by?) the yonah will find rest in Shabatah. In addition the Gehenom so-called is "closed" in Shabath so the reshayim have a day of rest. My addition: Sham which generally means a place is here used in the sense of a "place in time" . |
|||
|
|
|
This fragment is actually a quotation from Sefer Iyov (3:17):
In the original pasuk, the reference is to death (or the grave; but same idea). In the song, "Sham" refers to Shabbat itself. I would suggest that the context of the quotation lends itself to (as in Rony's answer) the wicked resting from Gehinnom on Shabbat, and a hint of the final stage of creation, the eternal shabbat:
|
|||
|
|
