1)

What is the meaning of "va'Yerdu Chol Yisrael ha'Pelishtim"?

1.

Radak citing Targum Yonasan: They came to Eretz Pelishtim.

2)

What is the meaning of "Liltosh"?

1.

Radak: It is to sharpen.

3)

What are "Macharashto", "Eso", "Kardom" and "Machareshaso", respectively?

1.

Rashi: They are the end of the plow, the blade of the plow, axe and pick-ax.

2.

Radak: They are the blade of the plow, shovel, axe, and saw.

3.

Radak citing Targum Yonasan: They are Perashei (a needle) 1 , the peg that holds the yoke together, Kulbi (Kardom; some say that it is tongs) and Ushpiya. This is like Ushpo, in Kelim 13:3. It is the sharp side of an axe blade. 2 It is sharp like a plow blade.


1

Radak: So he translated Malmad ha'Bakar (Shoftim 3:31) bi'Frash Toraya (the stick of the plowshare. At one end is a needle, used to sting the ox to make it plow).

2

Meforshei ha'Mishnah: It is the wide side of an axe blade. Rav Hai Gaon (13:3) - it resembles a plow blade. Radak - ha'Metargem says that it is used to plow. Yonason translated Ushpiya, for it is like the wide side of an axe blade.

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