Commentary on Bamidbar 21:10
Commentary on Bamidbar 21:10
הֲמִן־הַסֶּ֣לַע הַזֶּ֔ה נוֹצִ֥יא לָכֶ֖ם מָֽיִם
“Can we draw water for you from this rock?” (Bamidbar 21:10)
The Arvei Nahal taught that the source of existence for everything is its name. The word “סלע” — rock, when spelled in the middle letters of its Millui (spelling of the letters) — סמ״ך למ“ד עי“ן — contains the word “מים” (water).
This alludes that Moshe Rabbeinu drew water for the nation from within the rock itself.