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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 2:19/אבן עזרא על בראשית ב׳:י״ט

אולמ"ד אשר יקרא לו האדם, מושך עצמו ואחר עמו, וכן הוא אשר יקרא לו האדם לנפש חיה כי יש בו תוספת כיאור, כמו "ותפתח ותראהו" (שמות ב ו) ורבים כמוהו,

1[WHATSOEVER THE MAN WOULD CALL.] The lamed (to) in the clause and whatsoever the man would call also applies⁶⁸) every living creature. to the phrase living creature. Our clause is to be read as follows: and whatsoever the man would call to it, to every living creature, that was to be the name thereof. The verse elaborates,⁶⁹ (Shadal). See note 62. as in And she opened it, and saw it, even the child (Ex. 2:6).⁷⁰ There are many other such instances.