As I have already observed the word OLAM ( עולם ) is of the root
(LM ( עלם ), which certainly can not mean 'hidden, secrete,
conceal'. To wit: this is also the root of ELEM and ALMAH ( עלם,
עלמה ), 'young adults', which are not hidden, and have nothing to
hide.
Isaac Fried, Boston University
On Dec 9, 2010, at 7:44 PM, fred burlingame wrote:
Applying the rabbi's rule to the phrase at hand: i read it to mean:
"until
concealed" or "until hidden," no more .. and no less ....
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