Talmud for Numbers 1:6
לְשִׁמְע֕וֹן שְׁלֻמִיאֵ֖ל בֶּן־צוּרִֽישַׁדָּֽי׃
Of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Tractate Soferim
The following names are to be divided:39Although each represents one name, it is to be written as two words. Beth-el,40e.g. Gen. 12, 8. Beth-’awen,41Hos. 4, 15, X, 15. Beer-sheba,42E.g. Gen. 21, 31. Ẓofenath-pa’neaḥ, [37b] Poṭi-fera,43ibid. XLI, 45. E.V. Zaphenathpaneah and Poti-phera. Ben-’oni,44ibid. XXXV, 18. Yedid-yah,452 Sam. 12, 25. E.V. Jedidiah. Halelu-yah.46E.g. Ps. 111, 1, ‘praise ye the Lord’. E.V. prints it as one word. V and H add: וחרה אף וחרה אפי, and the anger [of the Lord] was kindled, My wrath shall wax hot (Ex. 22, 23; Num. 11, 10). R. Jose says: These must not be divided.47But written as one word. All, however, agree that there must be no breaking up of ‘Ammi’el,48A name meaning ‘God is with me’ (e.g. Num. 13, 12). Another reading is עזיאל, ‘God is my strength’ (e.g. Ex. 6, 18). ‘Amminadab,49A name meaning ‘my kinsman is noble’ (e.g. ibid. 23). Ẓuri’el,50A name meaning ‘my Rock is God’ (Num. 3, 35). Ẓurishaddai.51A name meaning ‘my Rock is Shaddai’ (cf. Num. 1, 6).
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