Mesorat%20hashas for Eruvin 35:28

דבר אחר ויבן ה' אלהים אמר רב חסדא ואמרי לה במתניתא תנא מלמד שבנאה הקב"ה לחוה כבניין

but according to him who explained: 'A full face', what [could be the significance of] 'And He builded'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 124, n. 9.');">⁶⁹</span> - In agreement with that which has been stated by R'Simeon B'Menassia. For R'Simeon B'Menassia made the following exposition: 'And the Lord God builded the side'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. II, 22.');">⁷⁰</span> teaches that the Holy One, blessed be He, plaited Eve's hair<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Dressed Eve' (Jast.) .');">⁷¹</span> and then brought her to Adam,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'the first man'.');">⁷²</span> for in the sea-towns a plait<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or 'network'. t,hhbc hbc');">⁷³</span> is called 'building'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ber. 61a, Nid. 45b, Shab. 95a. rt. 'to build'.');">⁷⁴</span> Another interpretation of 'And the Lord God builded':<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. II, 22.');">⁷⁰</span> R'Hisda stated [or, as others say, it was taught in Baraitha]: This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The expression 'builded'. ihbcf');">⁷⁵</span> teaches that the Holy One, blessed be He, built Eve in the shape<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'like a building'.');">⁷⁶</span>

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