요엘 2:20의 Chasidut
וְֽאֶת־הַצְּפוֹנִ֞י אַרְחִ֣יק מֵעֲלֵיכֶ֗ם וְהִדַּחְתִּיו֮ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֣ה וּשְׁמָמָה֒ אֶת־פָּנָ֗יו אֶל־הַיָּם֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י וְסֹפ֖וֹ אֶל־הַיָּ֣ם הָאַֽחֲר֑וֹן וְעָלָ֣ה בָאְשׁ֗וֹ וְתַ֙עַל֙ צַחֲנָת֔וֹ כִּ֥י הִגְדִּ֖יל לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃
내가 북편 군대를 너희에게서 멀리 떠나게 하여 메마르고 적막한 땅으로 쫓아내리니 그 전군은 동해로 그 후군은 서해로 들어갈 것이라 상한 냄새가 일어나고 악취가 오르리니 이는 큰 일을 행하였음이니라 하시리라
Flames of Faith
When the Jewish nation left Egypt the various forces of evil, represented by the Egyptians and their deities, were smitten. There was one idol that did not fall initially whose name was Baal Tzefon. The root of tzafun is tzadi, peh, nun, which means, “hidden.” The evil urge is also called tzefon in the verse, Ve-es ha-tzefoni archik mei-aleichem, “I will distance the tzefoni [the hidden evil urge] from you” (Yoel 2:20). The symbolism of Baal Tzefon’s survival was that the revealed forms of evil had been defeated, yet the hidden, subconscious evil had not been destroyed.
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