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Names 64 to 72

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The 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.

Names 64 to 72 close the weave. The first letter comes from "vayaamod meachareihem," "it stood behind them," the end of the first verse; the second from "vayavo bein machaneh," "it came between the camp," the beginning of the second verse, reached by moving back through it to the end; the third from "vayibakeu hamayim," "the waters were split," the end of the third. The last name, מום, thus joins the last letter of the first verse, the first of the second and the last of the third.

64. מחי (Mem, Chet, Yod). Psalm 30:11: "Hear, Lord, and be gracious to me; Lord, be my helper."

65. דמב (Dalet, Mem, Bet). Psalm 90:13: "Return, Lord! How long? Relent concerning Your servants."

66. מנק (Mem, Nun, Kof). Psalm 87:2: "The Lord loves the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob."

67. איע (Alef, Yod, Ayin). Psalm 18:47: "The Lord lives, blessed is my Rock, exalted be the G-d of my salvation."

68. חבו (Chet, Bet, Vav). Psalm 132:13: "For the Lord has chosen Zion; He desired it for His dwelling."

69. ראה (Resh, Alef, Heh). Psalm 119:145: "I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord; I will keep Your statutes."

70. יבם (Yod, Bet, Mem). Psalm 145:17: "The Lord is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His works."

71. היי (Heh, Yod, Yod). Psalm 121:5: "The Lord is your guardian, the Lord is your shade at your right hand."

72. מום (Mem, Vav, Mem). Psalm 131:3: "Let Israel hope in the Lord, from now and forever."

The list ends with "Let Israel hope in the Lord, from now and forever." In Sha'arei Tziyon it is followed by the Shema Yisrael and "Barukh Shem kevod malkhuto": the meditation on the names closes with the proclamation of unity. Several verses of this last group speak of return and of Zion: "Return, Lord," "the Lord loves the gates of Zion," "the Lord has chosen Zion."

Source text

יַחֵל יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְהוָה מֵעַתָּה וְעַד־עוֹלָם

Let Israel hope in the Lord, from now and forever.

Psalms 131:3, Tanach with Nikkud, Public Domain.

Key terms

HebrewTransliterationMeaning
שמע ישראלChema Israëlproclamation of unity
יחלyahellet him hope

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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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