1)
What are the connotations of "Keri'ei ha'Eidah"?
1.
Rashi #1 and Targum Yonasan: It means that they were summoned to tend to all communal matters (that concerned their tribe).
2.
Rashi #2: It means 'the greatest (most important) men of the community'. 1
3.
Targum Onkelos: It means 'These are the chosen men of the community'.
1
Rashi in Yeshayah, 48:15.
2)
"Eileh Keri'ei ha'Eidah'. Why is the 'Vav' in Keru'ei ha'Eidah broken - and written as "Keri'ei"?
