Prayer and Blessings
Why do we recite Hanoten La-Yaef Koach, and not La-Yaef Koach?
Question
Why, in the morning blessings, do we recite Hanoten La-Yaef Koach, and not La-Ayef Koach?
Thank you
Answer
Greetings,
In the holy tongue, the meaning of yaef is the same as tired, ayef. And this blessing is based on the wording of the verse (Isaiah 40:29), "He gives power to the weary, and to those with no strength He increases might."
With blessing,
Hillel Meirs
