Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hebrew term or phrase:
ani la ahuvati va-ahuvati li------ani la ahuvi va-ahuvi li
English translation:
I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me
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Akiva Brest (X)
May 12, 2009 17:09
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ani la ahuvati va-ahuvati li------ani la ahuvi va-ahuvi li
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Can someone translate this for me, please?
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| 5 +2 | I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me |
Akiva Brest (X)
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| 4 | ani la ahuvati va-ahuvati li------ani la ahuvi va-ahuvi li |
Jonathan Orr-Stav
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May 23, 2009 17:57: Akiva Brest (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1064963">Searching4it's</a> old entry - "ani la ahuvati va-ahuvati li------ani la ahuvi va-ahuvi li"" to ""I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me""
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I am for my beloved and my beloved is for me
The first part is from a female to a male while the second part is from a male to a female
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ani la ahuvati va-ahuvati li------ani la ahuvi va-ahuvi li
"I belong to [or: am for] my beloved, and my beloved belongs to [or: is for] me" – repeated twice: the first cites a female lover, the second a male one.
It's a paraphrase – albeit less elegant – of the biblical (Song of Songs) phrase, "ani ldodi, vdodi li", which the blushing Sages interpreted as a metaphor for the love between the Jewish people and God, and which has been discussed before in this forum (see below)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-05-12 22:00:32 GMT)
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Apologies: I retyped the question in the answer headline. It's been a while since I last replied here…
It's a paraphrase – albeit less elegant – of the biblical (Song of Songs) phrase, "ani ldodi, vdodi li", which the blushing Sages interpreted as a metaphor for the love between the Jewish people and God, and which has been discussed before in this forum (see below)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-05-12 22:00:32 GMT)
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Apologies: I retyped the question in the answer headline. It's been a while since I last replied here…
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