It seems to me that this needs more analyzing. What is the איבה between woman and snake and how does it manifest itself?
I don't think it can be understood in the sense of "fear/repulsion" that many women naturally feel towards snakes for two reasons.
1) the pasuk implies it's a mutual relationship, ואיבה אשית בינך ובין האשה, so that seemingly the nachash also feels the same towards woman.
2) the word is not פחד or שקץ, it's איבה . Which really brings to the crux of the issue what does the word איבה mean? (have to remind myself to look at a Malbim) Does it have anything to do with the איבה in the תיקוני עולם that are mentioned in gemara Gittin?
Thursday, December 25, 2008
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