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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 21:18/אבן עזרא על ויקרא כ״א:י״ח

אחרום. הפך שרוע והנה חרום מגזרת חרם:

1MAIMED. Charum (maimed) is the reverse of saru’a (too long). Note, charum is related to the word cherem (destruction).⁶⁵ refers to a person who has an extra-large limb while charum refers to a person who has a limb that is undersized.

בשרוע. מגזרת מהשתרע:

2TOO LONG. Saru’a (too long) is related to the word me-histare’a (to stretch himself) (Is. 29:20).