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Names 55 to 63

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Names 55 to 63: the pillar stands behind Israel, the sea becomes dry land, and the verses speak of the throne, salvation and blessing.

For names 55 to 63, the first letter comes from "mipneihem vayaamod," "from before them, and it stood"; the second from "machaneh Mitzrayim uvein," "the camp of Egypt, and between," read backwards; the third from "hayam lecharavah vayibakeu," "the sea into dry land, and they were split." Name 55, מבה, has the same letters as name 14: there the verse asked that the Lord be a stronghold for the oppressed; here it says that His throne is established in the heavens.

55. מבה (Mem, Bet, Heh). Psalm 103:19: "The Lord has established His throne in the heavens, and His kingship rules over all."

56. פוי (Peh, Vav, Yod). Psalm 149:4: "For the Lord favors His people; He adorns the humble with salvation."

57. נמם (Nun, Mem, Mem). Psalm 145:14: "The Lord supports all who fall and straightens all who are bent."

58. ייל (Yod, Yod, Lamed). Psalm 113:2: "May the name of the Lord be blessed, from now and forever."

59. הרח (Heh, Resh, Chet). Psalm 94:22: "The Lord has been a stronghold for me, and my G-d the rock of my refuge."

60. מצר (Mem, Tzadi, Resh). Psalm 34:17: "The face of the Lord is against evildoers, to cut off their memory from the earth."

61. ומב (Vav, Mem, Bet). Psalm 8:2: "Lord, our Master, how mighty is Your name in all the earth, You who set Your majesty above the heavens!"

62. יהה (Yod, Heh, Heh). Psalm 24:5: "He will receive a blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the G-d of his salvation."

63. ענו (Ayin, Nun, Vav). Psalm 37:4: "Delight in the Lord, and He will give you the requests of your heart."

The verse of name 58, "May the name of the Lord be blessed," also opens Psalm 113, the beginning of Hallel. Here again, Sha'arei Tziyon asks that the verse be said and the name kept in thought. Names 57 and 70, like name 49, receive verses of Psalm 145, the one called Ashrei.

Source text

יְהִי שֵׁם יְהוָה מְבֹרָךְ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם

May the name of the Lord be blessed, from now and forever.

Psalms 113:2, Tanach with Nikkud, Public Domain.

Key terms

HebrewTransliterationMeaning
חרבהharavadry land
ויבקעוvayibakeou"they were split," the waters

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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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