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Ibn Ezra on Leviticus 21:9/אבן עזרא על ויקרא כ״א:ט׳
אכי תחל. לדעת רבים מגזרת תחלה ולפי דעתי מלשון חלול רק הוא מהבנין הכבד הנוסף כמו לא יחל דברו ועל שני הפירושים המלה היא מפעלי הכפל רק היא זרה ויתכן שתהיה זרה החל גם תחל שלא יתערבו עם טעם תחלה בעבור היות התי״ו קמוץ בקמץ קטן וכן לבלתי החל:
1IF SHE PROFANE HERSELF BY PLAYING THE HARLOT. Many believe that techel (profane) is related to techillah (beginning).38 (if she profane herself by playing the harlot) as if she begins to play the harlot. However, I believe that it is related to the word chillul (profane) but it is a hifil. Compare, he shall not break (yachel)39 his word (Num. 30:3). According to both interpretations the word comes from a double root.40. However, it is irregular.41 rather than with a kamatz as similar roots are in the hifil. Compare, achel (I will begin), tachel (she will begin), etc. It is possible that the word hechel (profaned) (Ezek. 20:9) and the word techel are both irregular in that the tav42 of techel is vocalized with a tzereh43. so that it not is confused in meaning with techillah (beginning).44. If both were similarly vocalized, we would confuse them. Similarly, hechel (profaned)45 is vocalized with a tzere rather than with a kamatz so that it not be confused with hachel (begin) (Deut. 2:24). in that it should not be profaned (Ezek. 20:9).
בובת כהן. אם חללה עצמה בזנות בעבור שחללה כבוד אביה:
2AND THE DAUGHTER OF ANY PRIEST…SHE SHALL BE BURNT WITH FIRE. If she profaned herself by harlotry, for she profaned the honor of her father.
גבאש תשרף. בעולה. או ארוסה:
3SHE SHALL BE BURNT WITH FIRE. Whether she is either married or betrothed.46. The reference is to the first stage of marriage. During this phase the woman lives in the house of her parents.