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Was Eve created for rescue rather than assistance?
Gen.2.18 says Eve was created to be "Ezer K'Negdo": "וַיֹּאמֶר י"א לֹא־טוֹב הֱיוֹת הָאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ אֶעֱשֶׂהּ־לּוֹ עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּוֹ׃".
I looked up the usage of עזר in the ...
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Meaning of animal names examples
We always say that animals were named by Adam based on their tasks or essence in life. The famous example is that the word for dog, כלב, comes from כ-לב, meaning “like a heart.” So the drash is that ...
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Connection between עָרוּם and עֲרוּמִּים
In the story of Adam, Eve and the snake the word 'עָרוּם' is used in two completely different contexts, yet they feature one pasuk after the other:
Bereishit 2:25 :
וַיִּהְיוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם עֲרוּמִּים,...
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