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Why do we say "He Tishalell":She Shall Be Praised if we can just say "Isha Yiras Hashem Tishallel": Woman who fears is Praise worthy what does the extra specification of "HE"(she) add?

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    If me is who, and who is he, and he is she, does that mean that I am she? Ok sorry for the corniness, but I think you should find a better transliteration than "he".
    – HodofHod
    Dec 26, 2011 at 7:37
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    @HodofHod Don't forget that dog is fish.
    – Double AA ♦
    Nov 12, 2012 at 17:49

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  1. Try to follow the "rythm" of the whole pasuk: Chen and Yofi (if they come by themselves) in a women are either hevel or sheker (need some translation help with the nuances) but in contrast stands the woman who has Yirat Hashem. SHE will be praised.
  2. By saying Isha Yirat Hashem we understand that Chen and Yofi are connected to the Yisha. Now we need the SHE.
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  • Chen is grace, Yofi is beauty, Hevel is pointless, Sheker is false.
    – avi
    Nov 10, 2011 at 14:33
  • @avi, I like to translate chen as "charm" or "likeability". "Grace" as a term is overused and hence ambiguous. Just MHO.
    – msh210 ♦
    Nov 10, 2011 at 19:37
  • +1 for answer 1. I don't really understand answer 2.
    – msh210 ♦
    Nov 10, 2011 at 19:38
  • Try to say the sentence without it and you will feel that there is no connection between the 2 phrases. This is done by the word "Isha". Now we need the "SHE" to tell us we are speaking about the last woman
    – rony
    Nov 12, 2011 at 20:16

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