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What was "v'Od Nosaf Aleihem Devarim Rabim ka'Hemah"?

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Rashi: Initially there were three Alpha Bet'im (sets of 22 verses arranged according to the Aleph Beis) - Eichah Yashvah, Eichah Ya'iv, Eichah Yu'am (Perakim 1,2 and 4). He added "Ani ha'Gever" (Perek 3), in which there are three verses beginning with each letter.

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Radak citing Eichah Rabah, Pesichah 28 #1: "V'Od Nosaf Aleihem" hints to Eichah Ya'iv, "Devarim" hints to Eichah Yu'am, "Rabim" is "Zechor Hashem" (Perek 5), "ka'Hemah" is "Ani ha'Gever" (Perek 3), which is a triple Aleph Beis 1 (three verses begin with each letter).

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Radak citing Eichah Rabah, Pesichah 28 #2: "V'Od Nosaf Aleihem" is "Ani ha'Gever", which is tripled. This teaches that initially, the Megilah had three (Perakim according to the Aleph Beis) - Eichah Yashvah, Eichah Ya'iv and Eichah Yu'am, and Nosaf Aleihem Devarim ka'Hemah (another three Aleph Bet'im). "Rabim" is "Zechor Hashem."


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I.e. it is 66 verses, ka'Hemah (like the total of the three Perakim learned from the previous words). (PF)

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