שָׁרָשִׁים
The root of וַיֹּאמֶר
What is א.מ.ר.?
אָכֵן יֵשׁ יְהֹוָה בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְאָנֹכִי לֹא יָדָעְתִּי
What did Yaakov say?
רַבִּי שְׁלֹמֹה יִצְחָקִי
What does רש"י stand for?
Lavan's sister
אחות לבן
Who was Rivka?
וַיִּהְיוּ בְעֵינָיו כְּיָמִים אֲחָדִים בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ אֹתָהּ׃
And they were just like a few days for him, because of his love for her
How did Yaakov's first 7 years of work feel?
The root of וַיִּשְׁכַּב
What is ש.כ.ב?
יָדָעְנוּ
What did the shepherds say?
It was a sign that he would grow up to spill blood.
Why was Esav born red?
Yaakov's wives servants
השפחות של הנשים של יעקב
Who were Bilhah and Zilpah?
This is how God responded when Leah was hated
What is give her a baby/ make her pregnant?
These three letters mean "took"
What is ל.ק.ח?
וְהָיָה זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ וּפָרַצְתָּ יָמָּה וָקֵדְמָה וְצָפֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה
What did ה' say?
Lavan was checking to see if Yaakov had anything hidden in his clothes or jewels in his mouth.
Why did Lavan run to and hug and kiss Yaakov?
Leah's husband's father-in-law
החותן של הבעל של לאה
Who was Lavan?
This word repeats many times around Yaakov's dream. It also is another name for God.
What is מקום?
The root of וַיֵּצֵא
What is י.צ.א?
לֹא־יֵעָשֶׂה כֵן בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּ
What did Lavan say?
כִּי בָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ מַשְׁמַע שֶׁשָּׁקְעָה לוֹ חַמָּה פִּתְאוֹם, שֶׁלֹּא בְּעוֹנָתָהּ, כְּדֵי שֶׁיָּלִין שָׁם:
כִּי בָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ
means that the sun set unexpectedly — not at its proper time — so that Yaakov would stop there
Why does the text say
כִּי־בָא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ instead of
וַיָּבֹא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ?
Yitzchak's granddaughter
הנכדה של יצחק
Who was Dinah?
These are the three things that God promised Yaakov (that God also promised to Avraham and Yitzchak)
What are ארץ, זרע, ברכה?
These two words in פֶּרֶק כ"ט look the same and have the same שֹׁרֶשׁ, but one means "he watered" and one means "he kissed."
?וַיִּשַּׁק and וַיַּשְׁקְ What are
לָקַח יַעֲקֹב אֵת כׇּל־אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִינוּ
What did Lavan's sons say?
Because everyone used to say "Lavan's older daughter will marry Rivka's older son," and Leah cried a lot.
According to Rashi, why were Leah's eyes רַכּוֹת?
Rivka's youngest son's second wife's sister
האחות של האישה השנייה של הבן הצעיר של רבקה
Who was Leah?
This is what Yaakov promised to give God if God kept all God's promises.
What is "give 10%?"
וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר תִּתֶּן־לִי עַשֵּׂר אֲעַשְּׂרֶנּוּ לָךְ