1)

What is the meaning of "Aval"?

1.

Rashi: It is an expression of Aveilus (mourning).

2.

Radak: It is an expression of destruction. The same applies to "Al Ken Te'eval ha'Aretz" (Hoshe'a 4:3). Eretz is masculine and feminine.

2)

Which Eretz is discussed?

1.

Malbim: Eretz Yehudah.

3)

What is the meaning of "Hechpir Levanon"?

1.

Malbim: The forest will be desolate.

4)

What is "Kamal"?

1.

Rashi: It is dry and cut off.

5)

Why does it say "Hayah ha'Sharon"?

1.

Rashi: It is past tense. Sharon is a place where animals graze - '[the best] rams are from Mo'av, and calves from Sharon' (Menachos 87a).

2.

Radak: Sharon is a fat, fertile place. It will be a Midbar.

6)

What is "Aravah"?

1.

Rashi: It is a ruin.

7)

What is the meaning of "v'No'er"?

1.

Rashi: It is an expression of choking, like "va'Yna'er Hashem" (Shemos 14:27).

2.

Radak: The trees will cast down their fruits.

3.

Malbim: [The enemy] destroyed [also Bashan and Karmel].

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