Stature
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ויקרא כו,יג: תּויִּמְמֹוק
Baal HaTurim: According to tradition this word when written in the Torah has tagim on the letter ק, emphasizing that letter. One opinion (Bava Basra 75a) is that in the future, the Jew’s stature would be 100 amos (ק=100). According to the second opinion, their stature would be 200 amos and that is why there are two extra tagim on the letter ק.
In the future, the stature of the Jews will be of much great spiritual worth that we are today. The Tannaim offer allusions to express this increased stature.

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