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Names 46 to 54

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Names 46 to 54. Name 49 repeats the letters of the very first, והו, with a verse of praise: "Great is the Lord."

Names 46 to 54 take their first letter from "vayissa amud heanan," "the pillar of cloud moved"; their second from "uvein machaneh Yisrael," "and between the camp of Israel," still moving back; their third from "halaylah vayasem et," "the night, and He made" the sea. Name 49 has the same letters as the first, והו. The first came with a verse of trust, "You, Lord, are a shield for me"; this one receives a verse of pure praise.

46. ערי (Ayin, Resh, Yod). Psalm 38:22: "Do not forsake me, Lord; my G-d, be not far from me."

47. עשל (Ayin, Shin, Lamed). Psalm 100:2: "Serve the Lord with joy, come before Him with song."

48. מיה (Mem, Yod, Heh). Psalm 109:30: "I will greatly thank the Lord with my mouth; amid the multitude I will praise Him."

49. והו (Vav, Heh, Vav). Psalm 145:3: "Great is the Lord and much praised; His greatness is unsearchable."

50. דני (Dalet, Nun, Yod). Psalm 9:2: "I will thank the Lord with all my heart, I will tell all Your wonders."

51. החש (Heh, Chet, Shin). Psalm 104:31: "May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in His works."

52. עמם (Ayin, Mem, Mem). Psalm 25:6: "Remember Your mercy, Lord, and Your kindnesses, for they are from of old."

53. ננא (Nun, Nun, Alef). Psalm 33:18: "Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him, on those who hope for His kindness."

54. נית (Nun, Yod, Tav). Psalm 16:5: "The Lord is my portion and my cup; You uphold my lot."

The verse of name 54, "the Lord is my portion and my cup," expresses well the spirit of the whole list: these names are not tools one owns, they are ways of turning toward the One who gives the portion. Name 47 receives "Serve the Lord with joy," a verse of Psalm 100.

Source text

גָּדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד וְלִגְדֻלָּתוֹ אֵין חֵקֶר

Great is the Lord and much praised; His greatness is unsearchable.

Psalms 145:3, Tanach with Nikkud, Public Domain.

Key terms

HebrewTransliterationMeaning
עמוד הענןamoud heananthe pillar of cloud
תהלהtehilapraise

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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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