kuf interchanges with
kashahâ is related to â
yeshâ (which means is or exists). From manâs perspective, the more tangible â the more concrete or hard something is â the more real it seems.
Second, Rabbi Hirsch notes that because
kuf can be interchanged with
gimmel, â
gishahâ/â
gashashâ (approaching, impacting). Most people only consider solid objects substantial enough to approach or cause an impact.
The Torah refers to the
menorah in the
mishkan as made of a â
mikshahâ (Exodus 25:31 and 37:22 and Numbers 8:4). G-d commanded that it be fashioned from a single hunk of gold; hence, it was harder than it would have been had it been made by pouring molten metal into a mold. Rashi writes that the
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The word
kohen is commonly translated as “priest.” In a halachic context it refers specifically to Aharon the High Priest’s male descendants, who are the only ones allowed to perform certain rites in the Tabernacle and Temple in the service of G-d.
The Bible also uses the word
kohen in the context of idolatrous cultic activity. The Torah (Gen. 41:50) describes Joseph’s father-in-law Poti-phera as the
kohen of On (Heliopolis), and Moses’ father-in-law Jethro as the
kohen of Midian (Ex. 2:16; 3:1). Additionally, the Torah refers to the Egyptian priests who were exempted from the taxes that Joseph levied on the rest of Egypt as