tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post2833252210945955265..comments2023-05-06T08:19:26.226-07:00Comments on Sufficiency: OK what does this mean and why the big letters?Bob MacDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post-4903805826933460452010-03-08T09:51:23.612-08:002010-03-08T09:51:23.612-08:00Thank you Joel - the Aramaic word threw me off. Th...Thank you Joel - the Aramaic word threw me off. The 'two' is now accounted for.<br /><br />My difference in verse count is likely due to differences in versification between English versions and Hebrew.<br /><br />The translation of 'half' appeared for me in some of my research - this bodes well for getting further in understanding.<br /><br />You leave me with some puzzle still as a good teacher should :|Bob MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post-20154810279142528002010-03-08T08:52:02.600-08:002010-03-08T08:52:02.600-08:00Bob,
The word chazak is a traditional ending for ...Bob,<br /><br />The word <i>chazak</i> is a traditional ending for a book of the Bible.<br /><br />The words that follow are the equivalent of the modern checksum. They indicate how many verses are in the book. The first sentence simply means, "the number of verses in the book of Psalms is 2,527." (The <i>daled</i> is the Aramaic equivalent of <i>she-</i> or <i>shel.)</i><br /><br />The next line is a mnemonic <i>(siman)</i> for remembering 2,527. So the point there is not the meaning of the words but rather the numerical value of the letters.<br /><br />The line after that tells you where the middle <i>(chetzi)</i> of the book lies: <i>vay'fatuhu b'fihem</i> [Ps. 37:36].<br /><br />Hope this helps.<br /><br />-<a href="http://www.GodDidntSayThat.com" rel="nofollow">Joel</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post-67511539772819282352010-03-08T07:16:09.356-08:002010-03-08T07:16:09.356-08:00Thank you Rachel. Solving the first word is helpfu...Thank you Rachel. Solving the first word is helpful. Adding the two also puts the verse count in the right ballpark. Good start to the puzzle.Bob MacDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335631079939764763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121325693164358755.post-38654466679226349572010-03-08T07:04:40.179-08:002010-03-08T07:04:40.179-08:00ח ז ק is probably a reference to the phrase "...ח ז ק is probably a reference to the phrase "chazak, chazak, v'nitchazek" which is traditionally recited when a book of Torah is completed: "be strong, be strong, and we will be strengthened."<br /><br />סכום means completed, more or less, so: "[We have] completed the verses in the book of psalms." The words which follow seem to spell "2,527" -- not sure what that denotes. וסימנו means something like "And we have completed," and ה׳ אהבתי מעון ביתך, ומקום משכן כבודך is Ps 26:8 - "God, I have loved your house, the place where your glory dwells." Beyond that, I'm not much help, I'm afraid...rbarenblathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882606147795083729noreply@blogger.com