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Names 37 to 45

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Names 37 to 45. The first, אני, is the one Rabbi Yehudah said around the altar, together with והו, according to the Mishnah and Rashi.

Names 37 to 45 open the second half. The first, אני, is the one Rashi works out on Sukkah 45a: the Alef of "meachareihem," the Nun of "heanan" counted backwards, the Yod of "ruach kadim." The Mishnah reports that Rabbi Yehudah said around the altar "Ani vaho, hoshia na," joining this name to the first. Then the first letter returns to the second "vayissa" of the first verse, the second passes through "Yisrael vayehi heanan," the third through "kadim azah kol halaylah," "a strong east wind all night."

37. אני (Alef, Nun, Yod). Psalm 94:18: "When I say: my foot slips, Your kindness, Lord, holds me up."

38. חעם (Chet, Ayin, Mem). Psalm 91:9: "For You, Lord, are my refuge; you have made the Most High your dwelling."

39. רהע (Resh, Heh, Ayin). Psalm 118:16: "The right hand of the Lord is exalted, the right hand of the Lord does valiantly."

40. ייז (Yod, Yod, Zayin). Psalm 115:11: "You who fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: He is their help and their shield."

41. ההה (Heh, Heh, Heh). Psalm 120:2: "Lord, rescue my soul from the lying lip, from the deceitful tongue."

42. מיך (Mem, Yod, Kaf). Psalm 121:7: "The Lord will guard you from all evil, He will guard your soul."

43. וול (Vav, Vav, Lamed). Psalm 121:8: "The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in, from now and forever."

44. ילה (Yod, Lamed, Heh). Psalm 106:2: "Who can tell the mighty acts of the Lord, or make heard all His praise?"

45. סאל (Samekh, Alef, Lamed). Psalm 33:22: "May Your kindness, Lord, be upon us, as we have hoped in You."

Names 42 and 43 receive two consecutive verses of Psalm 121, the psalm of the guardian of Israel. Sha'arei Tziyon gives no reason for these choices; simply keep in mind that each verse contains the letters of the name it accompanies. Name 39 receives "The right hand of the Lord," a verse of Psalm 118, which is also said in Hallel.

Source text

יְהוָה יִשְׁמָר־צֵאתְךָ וּבוֹאֶךָ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם

The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in, from now and forever.

Psalms 121:8, Tanach with Nikkud, Public Domain.

Key terms

HebrewTransliterationMeaning
אני והוAni vahonames 37 and 1, said around the altar
הושיעה נאhochia na"save now," the Sukkot supplication

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Where the 72 Names come fromThree verses of 72 letters, read forwards, backwards, then forwards: so 72 names are born, which the tradition keeps for prayer.Names 1 to 9The first nine names, from the very first, והו, which Rashi works out letter by letter, to the ninth, with the Psalm verse of each.Names 10 to 18Names 10 to 18. Two of them share the same letters, לאו, at places 11 and 17: the list counts the place, not only the letters.Names 19 to 27Names 19 to 27. Four of them take their last letter from the Name of the Lord written in the third verse.Names 28 to 36Names 28 to 36: the camp of Israel moves on, cloud and darkness come between, the east wind blows, and each name receives its verse.Names 37 to 45Names 37 to 45. The first, אני, is the one Rabbi Yehudah said around the altar, together with והו, according to the Mishnah and Rashi.Names 46 to 54Names 46 to 54. Name 49 repeats the letters of the very first, והו, with a verse of praise: "Great is the Lord."Names 55 to 63Names 55 to 63: the pillar stands behind Israel, the sea becomes dry land, and the verses speak of the throne, salvation and blessing.Names 64 to 72The last nine names, up to מום, formed from the last letter of the first verse, the first of the second and the last of the third.

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