Commentary for II Kings 2:8
וַיִּקַּח֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ אֶת־אַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ וַיִּגְלֹם֙ וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִם וַיֵּחָצ֖וּ הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֑נָּה וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם בֶּחָרָבָֽה׃
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
Rashi on II Kings
And [he] rolled it up. He rolled it up in order that it would be easy to strike with it.
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Rashi on II Kings
And [he] rolled it up. Not exactly rolling, but gathering together,4I.e., he did not fold it neatly on its creases, but he bunched it up together. which is called cueilir, in O.F.
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