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What is the earliest use of Ein Sof as a marker of Hashem?
The Makor is in Zohar (the first time the words are found is in Sefer Habair). However, it seems like it wasn’t used as a technical term until later by the early Mekubalim. One source says the term’s ...
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Where is there a good online source to check how often a word appears in Tanach?
You can also use this free site https://thetrugmans.com/?page_id=74392.
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Is there a substantive difference in meaning when the Torah uses the Hebrew verb root דבר rather than אמר?
Just a thought. On the words of דַּבֵּר ׀ אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם צִיצִת where Moshe is instructed to teach the commandment of tzitzis, both words are used in this pasuk.
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