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  • The Hebrew word used for the neck's ornament is talpiot which is understood allegorically by the sages as a contraction of two words that mean, in both their past and future tenses, "the heap (that was and will again be) beautiful" or "the mount (which and to which) all mouths (will) pray."

    Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple Kevin Bermeister 2012

  • The Hebrew word used for the neck's ornament is talpiot which is understood allegorically by the sages as a contraction of two words that mean, in both their past and future tenses, "the heap (that was and will again be) beautiful" or "the mount (which and to which) all mouths (will) pray."

    Kevin Bermeister: The Neck And The Site Of The Temple Kevin Bermeister 2012

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