Commentary for Yoma 138:3
(נחמיה ח, ו) ויברך עזרא את ה' האלהים הגדול מאי גדול אמר רב יוסף אמר רב שגדלו בשם המפורש רב גידל אמר (דברי הימים א טז, לו) ברוך ה' אלהי ישראל מן העולם ועד העולם
and R'Hisda said: In the women's court.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [The text from 'it is as R. Hisda explained' to this point is in disorder. MS.M. reads: 'Said R. Hisda, In the women's court. An objection was raised: Where did they read therein? In the (Temple) Court . . water-gate? - Said R. Hisda, In the women's court'. Ronsburg (Glosses) deletes 'An objection was raised'. In any case our present text seems to be a conflation of two readings].');"><sup>4</sup></span> And Ezra blessed the Lord, the great God.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Neh. VIII, 6.');"><sup>5</sup></span> What does 'great' imply? - R'Joseph said in the name of Rab: He magnified Him by [pronouncing] the Ineffable Name.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Shem ha-Meforash. Lit., 'the Distinguished Name' synonymous with the Shem ha-Meyuhad 'the Unique Name', and generally held identical with the Tetragrammaton uttered as written, v. Sanh., Sonc. ed., p. 408, n. I].');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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