Commento su Salmi 55:22
חָלְק֤וּ ׀ מַחְמָאֹ֣ת פִּיו֮ וּֽקֲרָב־לִ֫בּ֥וֹ רַכּ֖וּ דְבָרָ֥יו מִשֶּׁ֗מֶן וְהֵ֣מָּה פְתִחֽוֹת׃
Più dolci della crema erano i discorsi della sua bocca, ma il suo cuore era una guerra; Le sue parole erano più morbide dell'olio, eppure erano spade affilate.
Rashi on Psalms
Smooth were Heb. חלקו, an expression of (above 35:6): “and slippery (וחלקלקות).”
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Rashi on Psalms
the buttery words of his mouth Heb. מחמאת, an expression of חמאה butter. The first “mem” is a defective radical in the word, like the “mem” of מעשה and the “mem” of מאמר.
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Rashi on Psalms
but his heart was set on war Heb. וקרב, to war.
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