emendation

noun

«emendation» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Scholars of the Sefer Yetzirah often propose emendations where the old copies seem to have errors or unclear words.

A change made to a text to fix a mistake or make it clear. tree →

The second word, שטותה, cannot be made sense of without emendation. שְׁטוּתָה shetutah would appear to be passed on a root שָׁטָה shatah which means ‘to mock, ridicule’, found in words like שְׁטוּת shetut ‘stupidity’. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

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