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לָגֶשֶׁת
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About a year ago I did an entry on drawing close to someone, לְהִתְקָרֵב (leh-heet-kah-REV). That word means not only to draw close emotionally, but also to physically shorten the distance between two people, or one person and an object - to approach.
Another word for to approach appears conjugated in the first word of this week's Torah portion, which will be read by Jews around the world this שבת-Shabbat. לָגֶשֶׁת (lah-GHEH-shet) means to approach someone or something. It's also the word Israeli students use to mean to take an exam - לָגֶשֶׁת לְמִבְחָן (lah-GHEH-shet leh-meev-KHAHN) - they simply replace the metaphor of taking a test with the metaphor of approaching a test, sometimes with great trepidation.
The root of לגשת is נ.ג.ש (n.g.sh), meaning approaching. It's also the root in the word נָגִיש (nah-GHEESH) - approachable or accessible.
לגשת is a נפעל (neef-AHL) verb.
שבת שלום וסוף שבוע נעים לכולם!
Shabbat Shalom and a pleasant weekend for all!
Another word for to approach appears conjugated in the first word of this week's Torah portion, which will be read by Jews around the world this שבת-Shabbat. לָגֶשֶׁת (lah-GHEH-shet) means to approach someone or something. It's also the word Israeli students use to mean to take an exam - לָגֶשֶׁת לְמִבְחָן (lah-GHEH-shet leh-meev-KHAHN) - they simply replace the metaphor of taking a test with the metaphor of approaching a test, sometimes with great trepidation.The root of לגשת is נ.ג.ש (n.g.sh), meaning approaching. It's also the root in the word נָגִיש (nah-GHEESH) - approachable or accessible.
לגשת is a נפעל (neef-AHL) verb.
שבת שלום וסוף שבוע נעים לכולם!
Shabbat Shalom and a pleasant weekend for all!
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