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azharahâ to be the triliteral root
zayin-hey-reish. They understand that root to have two very distinct meanings: warning and light (see Hosea 7:16 and Psalms 132:12). None of these grammarians intimate a connection between the two.
However, Maimonidesâ son,
lâhazhirâ in the sense of to warn is the three-letter root
zayin-hey-reish, which means light or brilliance (â
zoharâ). He explains that one illuminates anotherâs intellectual perception by instructing that person on his or her responsibilities; thus, warning a person can be said to be shedding light on that personâs expectations.
Accordingly, the shared theme common to both meanings of this root is the concept of enlightenment, both in the literal sense of bringing light and in the figurative sense of enlightening a person by adding to his or her knowledge.