Is there any statement by chazal or the poskim which precludes Moshiach from being a woman?
asked Feb 6, 2014 at 17:08
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1I don't think this would suffice as a direct answer, but see R Nahman here, as well as Rashi on what he says. dafyomi.org/index.php?masechta=megilah&daf=14b&go=Go– Baby SealFeb 7, 2014 at 18:29
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Rambam Hilchos Malachim perek 1 Halacha 5
"אין מעמידין אשה במלכות שנאמר עליך מלך ולא מלכה וכן כל משימות שבישראל אין ממנים בהם אלא איש."
women cannot become kings.
Also when the gemara discusses Mashiach they use the loshon "him" and Ben Dovid see Sanhedrin 98
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2However there were female "kings" in the past (eg Melachim II 11). Your last sentence is of course irrelevant, since male pronouns are the default gender neutral option in Hebrew– Double AA ♦Feb 6, 2014 at 18:09
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2I really am. It's a proof that a women "king" has a chalot "king".– Double AA ♦Feb 6, 2014 at 20:09
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4@DoubleAA, Jeremia only tells us that she staged a bloddy coup and prolonged her reign of terror for 6 years. Do you have a source that calls her a king? Or that says she has a 'chalot king', as you say? Feb 6, 2014 at 21:04
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1@BabySeal Jeremiah says מלכת. Sounds like a king, no? He could have said משלת or רדה– Double AA ♦Jun 13, 2014 at 14:24
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