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Shemos 3:4 · unit 1 — Moshe, Moshe

Parashas Shemos

The Complete Passuk

וַיִּקְרָא֩ אֵלָ֨יו אֱלֹהִ֜ים מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַסְּנֶ֗ה וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מֹשֶׁ֥ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הִנֵּֽנִי׃

And God called to him from within the bush and said: Moshe, Moshe. And he said: Here I am.

Chabad.org — 3:4

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to TT on 3:4 (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

משה משה — לשון חבה, לשון זירוז.

English: “Moshe, Moshe” — language of affection, language of urgency.

On the daf / in context: The doubled name is the classic biblical form of intimate address (as with Avraham, Yaakov, Shmuel). It conveys both warmth and the urgency of the mission about to be given.

Type of Learning

Custom

What Is Learned

Chazal read the doubled call as an expression of divine affection and of the urgency of the moment.

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