The Masculine and Feminine in Korbonos
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The Masculine and Feminine in Korbonos

הפצת המיינות חוצה | June 27, 2025

It could even be said that this is why regarding Aharon HaKohen the Possuk says זֶּה קָרְבַן אַהֲרֹן with the word זֶּה being masculine unlike when the Torah refers to any of the other ‘Korbonos’ where the Torah uses the terminology זֹאת in the feminine as in the Possuk זֹאת תוֹרַת הָעֹלָה or וְזֹאת תוֹרַת הַמִּנְחָה or וְזֹאת תוֹרַת הָאָשָׁם because the elevation of Aharon’s Korbon ascends in the state of זֶּה which is associated with the Divine name ‘Mah’. This alludes to the future revelation when the concept of צְבָעוֹ וְאוֹמֵר זֶּהמַרְאֶּה בְאֶּ - “He points with his finger and says this”; will materialise, and even though this concept [is not new as it] was already [extant] at the splitting of the Yam-Suf, nevertheless it will primarily be [evident] in the future as the Possuk states: וְאָמַר בַיוֹם הַהוּא הִנֵה אֱלֹקֵינוּ זֶּה ג. “In that day they shall say: This is our G-d...”

It could even be said that this is why regarding Aharon HaKohen the Possuk says זֶּה קָרְבַן אַהֲרֹן with the word זֶּה being masculine unlike when the Torah refers to any of the other ‘Korbonos’ where the Torah uses the terminology זֹאת in the feminine as in the Possuk זֹאת תוֹרַת הָעֹלָה or וְזֹאת תוֹרַת הַמִּנְחָה or וְזֹאת תוֹרַת הָאָשָׁם because the elevation of Aharon’s Korbon ascends in the state of זֶּה which is associated with the Divine name ‘Mah’. This alludes to the future revelation when the concept of צְבָעוֹ וְאוֹמֵר זֶּהמַרְאֶּה בְאֶּ - “He points with his finger and says this”; will materialise, and even though this concept [is not new as it] was already [extant] at the splitting of the Yam-Suf, nevertheless it will primarily be [evident] in the future as the Possuk states: וְאָמַר בַיוֹם הַהוּא הִנֵה אֱלֹקֵינוּ זֶּה ג. “In that day they shall say: This is our G-d...”

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