The Secrets of Hebrew Words by Rabbi Benjamin Blech

Author:Rabbi Benjamin Blech
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781461631835
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Published: 2001-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

OHeV/OYeV

LOVER/ENEMY

There are two words in Hebrew for enemy. One is (sonei), the other is (OYeV).

(sonei) is almost onomatopoeic; it sounds like what it is. The hissing of the enemy is clear. We are forewarned even as the hiss of the snake announces its poisonous presence.

(OYeV) both sounds and appears almost like the word (OHeV). It is the word for the enemy who masquerades as a friend, who is, of course, a far more dangerous antagonist.

It was Lincoln who said: “God protect me from my friends. I can take care of my enemies myself.”

It was Moses who prayed:

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