I find a discussion on the word Kaf, Samech Hei, (כּסה) interesting, because it has the meaning of a moon waxing from new moon to full moon, and is understood as the moon covering, or concealing itself with light. It is as if the light of the sun is the garment, or covering, which clothes the of the moon. This brings a new understanding of being clothed in white robes, and being clothed in light as increasing in knowledge, which covers ones shame. This can be an allusion to Adam & Eve covering their nakedness after eating from the tree of knowledge of good & evil (justice, which is duty in harmony with the laws of man) while God clothing them in skins is their gaining godliness/holiness (piety, which is duty in harmony with the laws of God) from God as their covering. Thus, humanity can only attain the forgotten cardinal virtue from God. The union of righteousness with holiness is mentioned in Luke 1:75 & Ephesians 4:24. Keseh, like its Ugaritic [yrh ks’], Phoenician [כסא], Syriac [kesa], Arabic [kus’], and Akkadian [kuse’u] cognates means the full moon. In Phoenician (i.e., Canaanite, virtually the same language as Hebrew) there is even the personal name עבדכסא “servant of the full moon” and in Akkadian Kuse’u is also the name of the headdress of the moon god at the time of the full moon. No Haggim occur at the conjunction, but two of the three (Hagh HaMassot and Hagh HaSukkot) occur on the 15th day after the sighting of the new moon, i.e., just half a day after the full moon. Avraham Even Shoshan in his Concordance of the Bible translates as העלים , הסתיר which, of course, translates unambiguously to hidden, concealed or averted. The word in its exact spelling is used in Proverbs 12:23 and Proverbs 12:16. Proverbs 12:23 states אדם ערום כּסה דעת which can only be translated as “the cunning man conceals knowledge” and has no meaning if כּסה means full moon. Similarly, Proverbs 12:16 states וכּסה קלון ערום which translates as the cunning man conceals his shame.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:40:11 +0000