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Ibn Ezra on Genesis 49:13/אבן עזרא על בראשית מ״ט:י״ג
אלחוף ימים. גם זה לאות, כי זאת דרך נבואה, ופי' לחוף מחוז והוא מגזרת "חופף עליו כל היום" (דבר' לג יב) כי האניות לא תעמדנה במקום מגולה לרוח:
1AT THE SHORE OF THE SEA. This, too, is proof that Jacob prophesied.103 The meaning of le-chof (at the shore) is, at the border of. It comes from the same root as chofef (covereth) in He covereth (chofef) him all the day (Deut. 33:12). The border of the sea is called chof because it “covers” the boats as boats cannot be anchored in places that are open to the wind.104) protects or covers (chofef) the ships. Weiser suggests that what I.E. means by border is an inlet where the ships are anchored for protection.
בוירכתו על צידון. שיגיע ירכו על צידון:
2AND HIS FLANK SHALL BE UPON ZIDON. His flank shall extend to Zidon.105