Torah Tidbits
9 September 2010 /
1 Tishri 5771
Issue 0892
Issue 892 - Parshat Va'Eira - Rosh Chodesh 5770
January 14, 2010
Torah from Nature
RAHAV a.k.a. Neptune
Correction from last week: Neptune’s new name in Hebrew is RAHAV, not Rachav
RAHAV a.k.a. Neptune
As mentioned above Neptune’s new Hebrew name is Rahav. According to JewishEncyclopedia.com - Originally a mythical name designating the abyss or the sea… mentioned in Iyov and T’hilim… the sea-monster, the dragon… Talmud, “Rahav” is the name of the demon, the ruler of the sea (“Sar shel Yam”; B. B. 74b)... alludes to Egypt… some see it as meaning “arrogance,” “noise,” or “tumult” - applied to the roaring of the sea and to the Egyptians
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