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The Torah twice describes the manna as resembling the  gad seed (Ex. 16:31, Num. 11:7), but the meaning of the word  gad is not readily understood. Targum Onkelos leaves the word untranslated in both cases, instead aramaicizing the Hebrew word  gad into the Aramaic  gada. Other commentators suggest identifying the Hebrew word  gad with known plants such as “coriander.” In this essay we will discuss multiple words for “coriander” in Hebrew and other Jewish languages. Afterwards we will cite several alternate commentators who explain  gad as something other than “coriander....

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, One must be vigilant when observing experience, not only to guard against dangers, but also to become aware of the opportunities that lay ahead. The children of Israel, representing the different behaviors of making a sustained survey of the many things advancing forward in experience,1 establ...

From the blog of David Kolinsky at The Times of Israel

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Last week’s blog emphasized that embedded within the tapestry of our lives there are specific experiences created for us by God that we should focus on and engage. To convey this idea, the parashah utilized the words ShaeM (שם name), allegorically meaning “what is put forth (in experienc...

Being nearly 3000-years-old and literally set in stone, Hebrew is the only successfully revived language in the history of the world