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Hendiadys in the Pre-Shofar Acrostic Prayer: An Introduction to an Overlooked...

In unpacking the meaning of a tricky verse from Eikhah that we say as part of the Shofar service on Rosh Hashanah, Mitchell First introduces us to the literary principle called hendiadys, which can help us understand various phrases throughout Tanakh.