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Ibn Ezra on Numbers 25:8/אבן עזרא על במדבר כ״ה:ח׳

אאל הקבה. כמו אל האהל וכן קרוב בלשון קדר ואם יש מעט הפרש בין צורת האהל והקבה:

1INTO THE CHAMBER. El ha-kubbah (into the chamber) means into the tent. The word has a similar meaning in Arabic, although there is a difference in shape between an ohel (tent) and a kubbah (chamber).¹³ and the Arabic kubbah.

בוידקור. כמו ודקרני בה:

2AND THRUST. Va-yidkor (and thrust) is similar to ve-dokreni (thrust me) in and thrust me through therewith (I Sam. 31:4).¹⁴ means and he thrust.

גאל קבתה. בקובה שהיתה שם עם אחי זמרי. וי"א כי קבתה מגזרת הזרוע והלחיים והקבה וגם יש דרך דרש שנעשו י' נסים לפינחס רק הכתוב לא הזכירם:

3THROUGH HER BELLY. El kovatah (through her belly) means in the chamber, that is, in the chamber where she was with Zimri’s brothers. Others say that the word that kovatah is related to is the word kevah (maw) in the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw (Deut. 18:3).¹⁵ means her belly. There is also a midrashic statement to the effect that ten miracles were performed for Phinehas.¹⁶ and Tanchuma on our Torah portion list 12 miracles. However, Scripture does not mention them.